Hanford

Victor Gomes bought a Glock 17 semiautomatic pistol from a licensed gun store in the Central Valley city of Hanford in May 2017.

On May 18, 2017, Gomes bought the Glock pistol from Kings Gun Center, a state-licensed gun dealer in Hanford.

In March 2020, Gomes carried out the murder-suicide at his parents’ house in Hanford, where he had been living.

Only after she filed a records request with the city of Hanford in 2021 did Camara learn that he purchased the murder weapon while the restraining order was supposed to be in effect — a revelation she said “was shocking.”

Already, several Republican lawmakers — including California Rep. David Valadao, a Hanford Republican who holds the precarious swing seat in the 22nd Congressional District — suggested support for the legislation.