The gunman who killed three people at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California bought an AK-47 style rifle legally in Nevada, which has some of the nation's least restrictive gun laws
Before the shock and horror subside after a mass shooting, a long-simmering debate inevitably heats up over gun control.
The latest attack happened Sunday in Gilroy, California, after a 19-year-old shooter snuck onto the grounds of the Gilroy Garlic Festival and killed three people. He carried out the massacre using an AK-47 style rifle -- a weapon that officials say can't be legally purchased or transported into California. But the man bought the rifle legally in Nevada. And so the shooting will no doubt focus a spotlight on Nevada's gun laws, some of which are among the nation's least restrictive.
According to a Pew survey conducted in March and April 2017, 83% of American adults said they consider gun violence in the US a big problem. But far fewer, 47%, say there would be fewer mass shootings in the US if it were harder for people to legally obtain guns.Support for stricter gun laws often spikes temporarily after mass shootings.CNN's Michael Nedelman contributed to this story.
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