Late Wednesday night, Nov. 7, a gunman dressed in all black open-fired at a bar in Thousand Oaks. Nearly 200 young people were trapped inside, and at least 12 were killed in the attack, including an officer responding at the gunfire.

The Borderline Bar & Grill has been a popular spot for country music fans and a place of comfort for survivors of the Las Vegas mass shooting that killed 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Now, barely over a year after the massacre, a “College Country Night” took a turn for the worst when smoke bombs were deployed, and a man, armed with a legally purchased 0.45 caliber Glock handgun, shot a security guard at the entrance and began shooting at random. One survivor described that they were “having fun, dancing, and then all of a sudden… the bang bang of gunshots.” People slammed bar stools against the windows to escape. Others dove under tables or hid in the restroom.

As help arrived at the scene, bodies were identified, and as many as 22 injured people were taken to the hospital. Among the deceased was the gunman, Ian Long, who is believed to have committed suicide after the shooting. Hours later, police raided his house in the Newbury Park area about five miles away from the bar. According to Defense Department records, 28-year-old Long served in the US Marine Corps from 2008 to 2013. After his return, neighbors occasionally heard shouting matches coming from his house, and one called the police one night after a disturbance, reporting that it sounded like he was “banging his head against the wall and shouting.” After speaking with mental health specialists, it was suspected that he may have been suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, but they felt that he didn’t qualify to be detained under the mental health detention law. Currently, the FBI says that it is “too premature to speculate on the motivation.”

The day after the shooting, March for Our Lives California tweeted, “We have come to learn after the shootings in Parkland, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas and so many more that no city is immune to gun violence. But when it comes to your home you realize how real this pain is.” Americans have grown accustomed to thinking about the possibilities of escape in large gatherings, and now, survivors and families mourn and protest. “I don’t want prayers. I don’t want thoughts. I want gun control,” said Susan Orfanos, mother of a Navy veteran who was killed in the shooting. “I hope to God nobody else sends me any more prayers. I want gun control.”