The clamour for gun control laws in the United States has intensified following a deadly shooting. A man and woman armed with assault-style rifles opened fire on workers in Southern California, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others. The attackers were killed hours later in a shootout with police. The attack took place in the conference area at the Inland Regional Center, where the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health was holding a banquet, Maybeth Feild, president and CEO of the social services centre.
The two-story building where community events are held contains staff on the second story, but none on the first, Keith Nelson, vice president for the Inland Regional Center board of trustees, said. “That building, if it’s used for a community event, the doors are open. So it’s not like buildings one and two, which are locked and has security,” he said. 
