California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered an impassioned condemnation of the shooting and criticized Republican lawmakers for inaction on gun control.
'Again and again and again': California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasts Republicans' inaction, calls for gun reformGILROY, Calif. — On the day after another mass shooting, California Gov. Gavin Newsom stood outside Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose and vented.
Newsom's criticisms came after authorities in California identified the 19-year-old shooter and confirmed that he used an"AK-47 type assault rifle" to carry out the attack. The suspect cut through a fence to avoid metal detectors and other security and appeared to shoot randomly for less than a minute before officers confronted him, Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said on Monday.
"There are just so many communities that are also plagued with equally horrific stories," said Christian Heyne, vice president of policy for Brady United, an advocacy group that lobbies for tighter gun laws nationwide. "California is not an island," Heyne said."You really cannot expect that any community will be safe from gun violence. They're only as strong as strong as their neighboring states."
FBI Special Agent Craig Fair said the agency is still investigating the motive. He said ideological leanings were among factors to be reviewed.
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