Cole Tomas Allen buys shotgun in 2025 and pistol in 2023

4 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 26

Allen, 31, purchased a Maverick 12-gauge shotgun from Turner’s Outdoorsman in Torrance in August 2025 and an Armscor semi-automatic pistol from CAP Tactical Firearms in Lawndale in October 2023.
Law enforcement intelligence profiles reveal Allen spent years quietly acquiring these firearms before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attack.
The timeline of Allen’s gun purchases provides insight into the planning leading up to the high-profile incident, raising questions about firearm acquisition oversight.

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