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Topic: University of California Santa Barbara

Some flowers are left in front of IV Deli Mart, where part of Friday night's mass shooting took place by a drive-by shooter, on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. Alan Shifman, a lawyer who represents Hollywood director Peter Rodger, says the family believes Rodger’s son, Elliot Rodger, was the lone gunman who went on the shooting rampage near the University of California at Santa Barbara. ((AP Photo/Jae C. Hong))

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Richard Martinez who says his son Christopher Martinez was killed in Friday night's mass shooting that took place in Isla Vista, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Victim's father: Blame NRA

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Richard Martinez, center, who says his son Christopher Martinez was killed in Friday night's mass shooting that took place in Isla Vista, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (AP)

Santa Barbara shooting update

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