Criminal
Jul. 21, 2023
Victims of synagogue shooting can sue gun shop
The circumstances surrounding the Chabad of Poway shooting brought to the California Legislature’s “attention that, unless clarified, there was a risk that the term ‘valid and unexpired’ hunting license would continue to be misapplied in a manner that the Legislature did not intend,” the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled.
A San Diego gun shop must face claims that it negligently sold a semiautomatic rifle to a 19-year-old who opened fire in a synagogue after a California appellate court revived the lawsuit.
The trial court erred in concluding that John Earnest’s hunting license was valid for the purpose of purchasing an AR-15 style rifle, said the unanimous opinion authored by Justice Joan K. Irion of the 4th District Court of Appeal. Earnest killed one per...
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