Gunman in Oakland California kills multiple police officers.

This happened recently in Oakland California.  A man killed three police officers and critically wounded another. A spokeman said of the shooter:

“(Mixon) was on parole and he had a warrant out for his arrest for violating that parole. And he was on parole for assault with a deadly weapon,” said Oakland police Deputy Chief Jeffery Israel.

This in spite of California having extremely strict gun control laws:

An application for sale or transfer must be made with a licensed California gun dealer before any firearm may be sold or transferred.

The purchaser must present the dealer with a valid California Driver’s License or a California I.D. Card and supply their thumbprint.

The CA DOJ will conduct a background check on each buyer at a fee.

There is a 10-day waiting period before delivery of any firearm.

It is unlawful for anyone convicted of a felony, or who is a drug addict, present or former mental patient, ever committed for mental observation, or acquitted by reason of insanity to own or possess any firearm.

People with certain misdemeanor convictions involving force or violence may not possess or own any firearm within 10 years of the conviction.

It is unlawful to carry a loaded rifle, shotgun, or handgun in any public place or on any public street in an incorporated area or an area where firing a firearm is prohibited.

Three police officers were killed.  The man had a record of violence.  How did California’s gun laws help?

A quote from the article: “It’s in these moments that words are extraordinarily inadequate,” said Mayor Ron Dellums at a somber news conference Saturday night.

Extraordinarily inadequate…yes…and so were California’s strict gun control laws.

 

GUN LAWS DON’T WORK