Strict Gun Laws Didn’t Prevent July 4 Shooting: Florida Director of Gun Owners of America

Strict Gun Laws Didn’t Prevent July 4 Shooting: Florida Director of Gun Owners of America
Florida Director of Gun Owners of America Luis Valdes is shown in this screenshot from an interview with NTD's "Capitol Report" program on July 6, 2022. NTD
Masooma Haq
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Luis Valdes, a former law enforcement officer currently serving as Florida director of Gun Owners of America (GOA), said although the state of Illinois has some of the most comprehensive gun control laws in the country, that did not prevent the Independence Day mass shooting.

In an interview with NTD’s “Capitol Report“ program on July 6, Valdes said the city of Highland Park, Illinois, where the shooting took place, and the city of Highwoods, Illinois, where the alleged shooter lives, both have an ”assault weapons” ban and magazine capacity limits.
Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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