A new wave of mass shootings in California
The state of California, US, has experienced its third mass shooting in four days, marking the deaths of twelve people in the ensuing violence, with ten injured. The shootings occurred at a high school, a home and a backyard party, and have prompted renewed efforts from gun control activists for demanding major gun policy reforms. Everytown for Gun Safety reports that there have been more than 25 mass shootings this year alone.
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