A mass shooting prompted a California mayor to take action. He couldn’t stop another one
by Grace Hase in San Jose from US news | The Guardian on (#5KC5T)
Two years ago legislation was introduced to require gun insurance. It didn't survive the legal minefield in place to fight such mandates
On 28 July 2019, a gunman opened fire on a crowd at the Gilroy garlic festival, killing six-year-old Stephen Romero, 13-year-old Keyla Salazar and 25-year-old Trevor Irby, and injuring 17 others.
The mass shooting sent shock waves through the community, located 30 miles south of San Jose in California's Bay Area, as it elicited all-too-familiar calls from elected officials that thoughts and prayers" were no longer a sufficient response.
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