At odds with a culture of gun ownership in many parts of America - most Pakistani-Americans don’t keep weapons. As Gul's uncle and mother point out, few have ever even used one.
"In my country and neither here, never used," said Farzana Haque, Gul's mother.
Where do Pakistani-Americans fit in the spectrum of U.S. opinion? Philip Kasinitz is a professor of sociology at the City University of New York.
"If immigrants and Pakistani Americans in particular were to, say, come out against hunting, that would put them at odds with the dominant culture in large parts of the United States. However, if what they have objection to is the ownership of assault rifles, military style weapons, I think American opinion is really changing on that," said Kasinitz.
Pakistani-Americans hope the violence will subside if stronger national gun laws are enacted, and believe President Barack Obama’s proposed legislation is a step in that direction.
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