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Rapid Response: Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting Renews Calls for Stricter Gun Laws

Publication: The Sacramento Bee

A gunman killed three people, including a 6-year-old boy, at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday. Police said they’re investigating whether a second person was involved in the attack. Twelve other victims are wounded.

The mass shooting has drawn attention from President Donald Trump, and several California lawmakers are calling for stricter gun laws, declaring that “enough is enough.”

Here’s how some California leaders are responding:

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Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco

"No more thoughts and prayers. Time to take more action so we can go to work, school and festivals in peace without fear of getting shot."