Court allows Charleston church shooting victims to sue over background check system
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that survivors and family members of victims from the 2015 mass shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., can sue the federal government after the national background check system failed to prevent the shooter from being able to obtain a firearm.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit concluded that a lower court judge was incorrect in ruling that the federal government was protected from lawsuits under two provisions.
"Because neither provision affords the Government immunity in this case, we reverse the district court's order granting the Government's motion to dismiss," the three-judge panel wrote.
The Justice Department could still petition the 4th Circuit to reconsider the case.
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