L.A. County Official Calls for Probe of Shop Where Accused Correspondents' Dinner Shooter Cole Allen Bought Gun
Hahn cited California Department of Justice data showing nearly 8,000 crime guns were bought at Turner’s stores from 2022 to 2024.
- On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn requested District Attorney Nathan Hochman investigate Turner's Outdoorsman, the Torrance gun store where the alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman purchased his shotgun.
- Federal prosecutors charged Cole Tomas Allen with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump on April 25 at the Washington Hilton after he allegedly stormed a security checkpoint armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives.
- Citing California Department of Justice findings, Hahn reported that eight Turner's locations in Los Angeles County are linked to a "disproportionate number of firearms recovered at crime scenes," with the Torrance store alone accounting for 624 weapons between 2022 and 2024.
- Hahn is urging Torrance Mayor George Chen and the city council to adopt ordinances including mandatory security cameras, fingerprint logs, and "buffer zones" between gun stores and sensitive locations like schools.
- Turner's senior vice president Bill Ortiz stated the firm maintains a policy of discussing law enforcement matters only with authorities, while the statement emphasized the ATF holds primary jurisdiction over federally licensed firearm dealers.
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In a sharply worded letter to LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, Hahn urged prosecutors to investigate Turner's Outdoorsman over firearm sales she says are heavily tied to crime guns recovered across California.
L.A. County Official Calls for Probe of Shop Where Alleged WHCD Shooter Bought Shotgun
A Los Angeles County official is calling for an investigation into the gun shop where the alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter purchased his weapon. County Supervisor Janice Hahn has formally asked District Attorney Nathan Hochman to review the sales practices of the Turner’s Outdoorsman store in Torrance, the suspect’s hometown. Hahn is urging prosecutors to determine whether the retailer followed all legal requirements when selli…
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Supervisor Janice Hahn is demanding that Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman investigate the local sporting goods store where the suspected White House Correspondents' Dinner attacker allegedly bought his shotgun. | KNX News 1070 AM
L.A. County official calls for probe of shop where accused correspondents' dinner shooter Cole Allen bought gun
A Los Angeles County official has called for an investigation into the Torrance store where accused White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Allen is alleged to have purchased a firearm.
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Investigation sought into Torrance store that sold gun used in alleged Trump assassination attempt
The shotgun was purchased by Cole Allen at Turner's Outdoorsman in his home city, and was fired, according to federal prosecutors, during the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25.
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