The family of 18-yer-old Alaina Housley - the youngest of the 12 victims gunned down at a bar in Southern California last week - have called into question the notion that gun control is the cure for America ‘a mass-shooting epidemic.
Housley, a student at Pepperdine University with plans to study law, was killed at the Borderline Bar and Grill where she had gone line dancing with friends when police said 28-year-old Ian David Long, a troubled US Marine combat veteran, opened fire on Wednesday night.
Long, who may have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his time serving in Afghanistan, shot up the Western-themed bar using a .45 caliber Glock handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine, which he then turned on himself.
The family of Thousand Oaks massacre victim Alaina Housley, including (L to R) actress Tamara Mowry-Housley, Alaina's father Arik and his brother Adam, sat down for an interview with CBS News on Sunday
The 18-year-old was was youngest of the 12 victims who were shot and killed while line-dancing at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, Wednesday
Alaina's father, Arik Housley, her uncle Adam, a former Fox News correspondent, and her aunt Tamara Mowry-Housley, the star of the 1990s sitcom Sister Sister, sat down with CBS News for an interview on Sunday, as hundreds of mourners lined up the streets of Napa for a somber procession welcoming home the body of the slain college student.
Many people on the left have renewed calls for tighter restrictions on gun ownership in the wake of the latest mass shooting, but Adam Housley suggested that invoking gun control would have a chilling effect on the ongoing conversation about gun violence.
‘And we don't want the conversation to end,’ said Tamera.
Arik Housley argued that his daughter's legacy goes beyond politics: the message they are now trying to spread revolves around human decency and kindness.
‘It's not about gun control; this message is about doing something bigger, to be with your community, to love one another,’ he said.
Sad homecoming: Hundreds of people on Sunday lined up in Napa, California, as Alaina's body was brought back home
Members of the Napa Fire Department raised an American flag in Alaina's honor
Alaina’s father speculated that if someone were to reach out to Long and ask him how he was doing, it might have changed his mind about turning to violence.
Adam chimed in: ‘To get to the point where we can have a conversation about anything political, it has to start here [points to heart]. It has to start with the soul, because we've lost that.’
Police said ex-Marine Ian Long (pictured), 28, carried out the slaughter using a .45 caliber Glock handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine
The former Fox News reporter also revealed that trolls have been tweeting vile comments at him, saying he deserved to lose his niece because of where he worked.
The family said watching hundreds of strangers from different walks of life hold hands and hug each other along the route of Sunday's procession returning Alaina’s body home was edifying and inspiring.
‘She'd want that to happen at the national level,’ said her uncle, referring to the show of unity.
Some friends who came out to honor Alaina on Sunday talked about the need to pass more robust laws aimed at reducing gun violence in the US, while others echoed the sentiments of Housley's family members on the subject, arguing that legislation was not the answer, reported ABC7.
‘I think just showing compassion, love, empathy for other people is what we need to focus on doing,’ said long-time friend Gunnar De Young. ‘I don't know that there's any sort of legislation that we can impose, further than what we have, that'll solve the issue.’
Adam Housley, Alaina's uncle and former Fox News reporter (pictured left with wife Tamara) said invoking gun control has a polarizing and chilling effect
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Main photo article The family of 18-yer-old Alaina Housley – the youngest of the 12 victims gunned down at a bar in Southern California last week – have called into question the notion that gun control is the cure for America ‘a mass-shooting epidemic.
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