March 27, 2014 -- Tom Diaz, former NRA member turned gun-control advocate, will speak next month at Santa Monica College, where one of the deadliest shooting sprees in the bayside city’s history last summer came to an end.

Diaz’s talk, “The Gun Business: How We Can Change Policies That Kill,” will take place in the Humanities & Social Science building, around the corner from the library, where last summer, police gunned down a young shooter, ending a rampage that left six dead.

“Diaz is a former National Rifle Association (NRA) member, gun enthusiast, and competitive shooter who became a strong advocate for stricter gun control in the United States after researching gun legislation while working as a Congressional staffer, and interviewing victims of gun violence,” college officials said.

He “has written numerous research papers and articles on the proliferation and easy availability of firearms in the United States, and their impact on crime, death, and injury,” officials said. “A prominent speaker on the gun industry and gun control issues, he has appeared on numerous television and radio shows.”

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