Judge Rules 2019 San Diego Chabad Shooting Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturer Can Proceed

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A San Diego judge has ruled that the victims and families of the 2019 synagogue shooting at a Chabad synagogue near San Diego that killed one congregant and injured three others can proceed with a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the semiautomatic rifle and the gun store where it was illegally purchased by the shooter, reported Reuters.

California law stipulates that no one under 21 can purchase or own long guns. The alleged gunman John Earnest was 19-years old at the time he purchased the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle used in the shooting.

He did not have a valid hunting license that would have given him an exemption from the age statute.

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