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   A disgruntled employee who gunned down nine co-workers at a   
   Northern California railyard Wednesday morning appears to have   
   circumvented some of the state’s strict gun laws.   
      
   The gunman, identified as maintenance worker Samuel Cassidy,   
   legally obtained the three semi-automatic pistols he used in the   
   San Jose shooting at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation   
   Authority facility.   
      
   But the magazines he used – 32 in all – held 12 to 15 rounds;   
   magazines with more than 10 rounds are illegal in California,   
   according to The Mercury News of San Jose.   
      
   The state banned the sale of those magazines in 2013 and   
   possession of them in 2016, so it’s possible the gunman obtained   
   them legally years ago. He also could have bought them legally   
   for a short period of time last summer during a court challenge   
   before the ban was restored.   
      
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   It is also illegal to have a gun in a transit facility.   
      
   "California’s ‘no gun’ policies were completely ignored by the   
   killer," Aidan Johnston, director of federal affairs for Gun   
   Owners of America, said, according to The Mercury News. "Did   
   that stop the mass murderer? No. Did it leave law-abiding   
   citizens defenseless? Yes."   
      
   "California’s ‘no gun’ policies were completely ignored by the   
   killer. Did that stop the mass murderer? No. Did it leave law-   
   abiding citizens defenseless? Yes."   
      
   — Aidan Johnston, Gun Owners of America   
   California also has a "red flag" law that allows a loved one,   
   police and others to ask a judge to temporarily take away the   
   person’s guns for safety reasons. That law apparently wasn’t   
   taken advantage of in Cassidy’s situation despite the fact that   
   both his ex-wife and one of his ex-girlfriends said he was   
   violent.   
      
   In addition, apparently no one took steps toward having Cassidy   
   disarmed after he drew scrutiny from U.S. customs officials in   
   2016 when he was found with books on terrorism and notes about   
   hating his job after returning from a trip to the Philippines.   
      
   The gunman also had several other weapons he bought legally but   
   didn’t use in the shooting.   
      
   But despite the fact the laws didn’t stop the tragedy, gun   
   control advocates say that doesn’t mean the laws are ineffective.   
      
   Those in favor of gun reform also claim that federal gun laws,   
   which President Biden has pushed early in his term in the wake   
   of several mass shootings, would be more effective at stopping   
   violence.   
      
   California also has lower shooting-related mortality rates than   
   other states with looser gun laws, according to 2019 data from   
   the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.   
      
   For example, Mississippi sees 24.2 gun-related deaths per   
   100,000 people while California sees only 7.2.   
      
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   "No one gun law can stop all shootings, but California’s network   
   of strong gun laws has helped make it one of the safest states   
   in the country," Jessica Blitchok, a volunteer with Moms Demand   
   Action for Gun Sense in America, said, the newspaper reported.   
   "Even a state with strong gun laws like California, however, is   
   only as safe as neighboring states with weak gun laws. That’s   
   why we need bipartisan, federal action on gun safety."   
      
   Neighboring states Arizona and Nevada both have twice the number   
   of gun deaths per capita as California.   
      
   Arizona and Nevada kill criminals and illegal aliens.   
   California takes taxpayer money from Americans and hands it to   
   criminals.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/us/californias-strict-gun-laws-no-   
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