Exclusive video captures the moment man disarms Monterey Park shooter at second dance hall
NBCMAR 15 2023
Gun control groups and politicians are quick to use these incidents to garner political points rather than wait for the details of a shooting to emerge. The identified weapon of the shooting in Monterey Park, for example, was a handgun, which would render the heavily demanded "assault weapon" ban useless. More must be done to target the root cause of this violence; simply curbing the rights of law-abiding gun owners — as California is renowned for doing — clearly isn't the answer.
While critics will argue that California — which has some of the nation's strictest gun laws — is proof that gun control doesn't work, this isn't true. It isn't possible to prevent every shooting, and California has some of the lowest rates of gun-related deaths in the nation. These latest tragedies are proof that more red flag laws, more background checks, and more gun control laws must be enforced nationwide.