Gun Survey Calls Into Question Enforcement Of California’s Strict Background Check Laws
“We have only about 75 percent of our respondents reporting that they had a background check done when they bought their most recent firearm in California, said Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, a researcher who led the study. In other news, students are going back to school following the Thousand Oaks bar shooting.
Sacramento Bee:
We Don’t Know Enough About Gun Owners In California. Researchers Want To Know Why
A new survey by UC Davis researchers attempts to explore lesser-known facts about gun ownership in California. Early results from the 2018 California Safety and Wellbeing Survey shows 10 percent of gun owners in the state own about half of all firearms. The majority of gun owners, about 54 percent, have one or two firearms, according to the survey. (Finch, 11/14)
The New York Times:
Return To Campus For Students Who Survived Thousand Oaks Shooting
It was college night when a gunman entered Borderline Bar & Grill late last Wednesday, the dance floor packed with students trying to let off some steam, drink a little beer and line dance to the country music blaring in the background. It was the type of night that would be familiar to college students anywhere. (Medina, 11/13)
Los Angeles Times:
After A Gunman Opened Fire In Their Favorite Bar, These Survivors Have Banded Together Like Family
The first few nights after Katie Wilkie bolted out of Borderline Bar and Grill to the sounds of gunfire and shattering glass, she couldn’t bring herself to go home. She slept on her friend’s bunk bed and borrowed an old T-shirt and shorts to wear. She found herself clinging to her Borderline friends who were now fellow survivors. (Bermudez, 11/14)