Once again. Even in California. These are the sentiments shared by local and state legislators in the wake of the mass shooting at an Orange County biker bar.
The oft-repeated calls for prayers or stronger gun laws were reiterated after a gunman killed at least three people and injured six others at Cook’s Corner bar Wednesday evening.
“Our district is one of the safest areas in the country, and yet we too are repeatedly afflicted with the scourge of mass shootings,” said state Sen. Dave Min, pointing to other mass shootings that have occurred in Orange County in recent years: a church in Laguna Woods in 2022 and a real estate office in Orange in 2021.
“There is no place in America that is safe from the scourge of gun violence,” Min said. “There is no community not affected.”
Sen. Catherine Blakespear, who represents communities near Trabuco Canyon, echoed those thoughts: “This is a sad reminder that even in California, which has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, no one is safe from gun violence.”
“In modern society, we should not have to live with the danger, and the anxiety it causes, that anytime we go out into public we could face a hail of gunfire,” said Blakespear. “The truth is, even in California, we can do more to prevent gun violence from happening.”
Assemblymember Kate Sanchez, a Republican who represents the area around Cook’s Corner in the legislature, expressed her gratitude for the first responders who responded to the mass shooting.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and the families affected by this tragic event,” Sanchez said.
At least 9 shot at biker bar in Orange County’s Trabuco Canyon; 4 confirmed dead
“One again,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom, “a siege of bullets has shaken a community and torn families apart. California mourns for the victims of last night’s horrific shooting at Cook’s Corner.”
Orange County prosecutors and sources say the gunman, who died after being…
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