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Backwards. we cannot let him stop letting us live our lives. we need to be able to live our lives. >> congresswoman, there is a 2021 study from the violence policy center which found that the gun industry specifically targeted asian americans as potential for some gunners amid the rise and hate crimes against the api community. how do you feel about the message that guns are the answer? >> this man was able to get this amount -- this summit of pistol. but he was also able to obtain an illegal, h...

There is some sadness during the normally happy occasion due to the mass shooting that left 11 dead following a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park.

Celebrations. perhaps one of the most important holidays among asian americans, and yesterday we had a chance to speak with an aapi advocate, a leader in the community, and he also calls monterey park home. take a listen. >> do you think this shooting will change the community? >> i think it has already. the aapi community is strong, but as with all the shootings we have seen in america, which happen way too often, we have seen it change the fabric of the community. hopefully we can come togethe...

Whichever way it goes. we will likely see redactions and the process around that as well if its released. >> thank you. up next, its supposed to be a time of celebration. instead the aapi community spent this lunar new year in mourning. how the communities are grappling with mass shootings just days apart. >> rage, i want to say, that it happened on a day where folks are supposed to be celebrating.

Nature of the attacks have really stunned not just the communities where they have happened but all of us here in what is the most populist state in the country. >> we know the asian community is contending with violence after years of sustained racism. how does your state support the aai community going forward? >> thats a very important point. it has hit the aapi community particularly hard, and after a year the violence against the asian community spurred during the trump administration, we h...

>> i think it has already. >> how so? >> this community is strong. our aapi community is strong, but you know as with every shootings, weve seen in america, which happen way too often, weve seen it change the fabric of the community. hopefully were able to come together and be stronger but that is still something that is yet to be seen. >> reporter: and as this community begins the healing process, we know that a crisis center has been established here in this community that folks can turn to an...

Year for the aapi community, lunar new year, and such a tragic shooting. this is a time when all families were getting together. my own family, in fact, my parents came down here to celebrate with me. and everything was cut short for so many people to turn their attentions to. this and i think a lot of these victims families culturally have a habit of maintaining more privacy when it comes to talking about their loved ones who were lost. but people in the community have been coming out and talki...

Devices anywhere, -- thirdly has he harmed anyone else? loved ones, significant others? mother, father, family members? other locations, has he killed someone else, as a precursor to this event. those are the biggest questions that theyre gonna have. are there confederates who could act like -- has he planted or use explosives anywhere? and has he killed before? and if you can get those three questions settle down. and then it might be a little bit of -- for the community. its gonna be a horrifi...

Or just got it under the table. so, yes, these are all the questions that are in my mind. >> congresswoman, i know youre grieving today for your hometown, for your community, thank you so much for taking the time to be with us, talk us through all this. as we wait for the press conference to get underway, we do have a new statement from president biden. on the monterey park shooting overnight that left ten people dad. the statement reading in part. quote, even as we continue searching for answer...

Impact that it has had on the asian american and pacific islander community. i want to read you a bit of what president biden had to say, where he said, quote, jill and i are thinking of those killed and injured in last nights deadly mass shooting in monterey park. while there is still much we dont know about the motive in this senseless attack, we do know that many families are grieving tonight or praying that fair loved one will recover from their wounds, even as we continue searching for answ...