Exclusive video captures the moment man disarms Monterey Park shooter at second dance hall
NBCNov 26, 2022
The Facts
Oakland police have confirmed that another man was killed and seven people injured on Monday in California's third mass shooting in three days.
According to the Oakland Police Department, the third shooting took place at approximately 6 p.m. local time in the 5900 block of Macarthur Boulevard. Officers haven't yet disclosed a possible motive for the shooting.
The Spin
Republican narrative
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.
Democratic narrative
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.
