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I hope this is the right place for this. I did a search and didn't see a post about it anywhere else on here. This is a popular California festival in a small town near the Bay Area and this guy opened fire at it yesterday. Apparently he had possible racist motives based on his social media posts. Also, he was using an AK-47 which he purchased legally in Nevada. For those not in this state, we have some of the strictest gun laws of any state, I believe. The most recent law is that we have to have a background check run to even purchase ammo. My husband recently purchased an old rifle in Oregon but we did it legally and he had to have it shipped to a gun store here so they could do his background check. But there are so many people who can literally just go over the border to Mexico or Nevada and purchase what they want and bring it back. I am a gun owner but there is NO REASON anyone needs this kind of assault rifle!! I think it's ridiculous that you can buy them legally. I just don't get it! https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gilroy-garlic-festival-gunman-referenced-might-right-manifesto-shortly-shooting-n1035781 Here is another article I just found. The guy cut through a fence to get into the park. Someone asked why he was shooting and he responded, "Because I'm really angry." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-29/gilroy-garlic-festival

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Another mass shooting today, this time at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a former resident of the city, I have passed by the area many times. There's a lot of Synagogues in the area. This shooting is closer to home for me than any other shooting except Virginia Tech. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46002549 https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/10/27/heavy-police-presence-near-synagogue-in-squirrel-hill/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/us/live-news/madden-19-jacksonville-shooting/index.html The situation is developing but I've seen reports of multiple deaths.