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The '''2019 Tirzah Nightclub shooting''' was a mass shooting which occurred on July 2nd, 2019, at the Pounce-52 Nightclub in [[Tirzah]], [[Zian]], [[Zamastan]]. The shooter, 26-year-old Paul Maerz, was a self-proclaimed white nationalist and shot and killed 13 people, with 37 more injured. Tirzah police officers shot and killed him following a standoff. The [[Zamastanian Intelligence Service|ZIS]] classifies the shooting as a terrorist attack, making it the fifth-deadliest terrorist attack in Zamastan's history. | The '''2019 Tirzah Nightclub shooting''' was a mass shooting which occurred on July 2nd, 2019, at the Pounce-52 Nightclub in [[Tirzah]], [[Zian]], [[Zamastan]]. The shooter, 26-year-old Paul Maerz, was a self-proclaimed white nationalist and shot and killed 13 people, with 37 more injured. Tirzah police officers shot and killed him following a standoff. The [[Zamastanian Intelligence Service|ZIS]] classifies the shooting as a terrorist attack, making it the fifth-deadliest terrorist attack in Zamastan's history. It is also the fourth-deadliest mass shooting in Zamastan's history, after the [[2020 Revelstroke shooting]], [[2019 Arinals shooting]], and the [[October 2017 Tofino Attacks|Desdria Jewel Hotel shootings]] during the [[October 2017 Tofino Attacks|10/18 attacks]]. | ||
The shooting came at a period of heightened public support for gun control that followed mass shootings, including the [[2019 Arinals shooting|second-deadliest in the country's history]] which occurred only 4 days earlier. The nightclub attack is considered one of the defining moments which swayed [[Congressional Hall (Zamastan)|Congressional Hall]] and [[President of Zamastan|President]] [[Anya Bishop]] to enact a ban on semi-automatic rifles the following month. | The shooting came at a period of heightened public support for gun control that followed mass shootings, including the [[2019 Arinals shooting|second-deadliest in the country's history]] which occurred only 4 days earlier. The nightclub attack is considered one of the defining moments which swayed [[Congressional Hall (Zamastan)|Congressional Hall]] and [[President of Zamastan|President]] [[Anya Bishop]] to enact a ban on semi-automatic rifles the following month. | ||
Revision as of 03:51, 22 June 2023
| 2019 Tirzah Nightclub shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of Gun violence in Zamastan | |
| Location | Tirzah, Zian, Zamastan |
| Date | July 2, 2019 |
| Target | Pounce-52 Nightclub |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 13 |
Non-fatal injuries | 37 |
| Assailants | Paul Maerz |
The 2019 Tirzah Nightclub shooting was a mass shooting which occurred on July 2nd, 2019, at the Pounce-52 Nightclub in Tirzah, Zian, Zamastan. The shooter, 26-year-old Paul Maerz, was a self-proclaimed white nationalist and shot and killed 13 people, with 37 more injured. Tirzah police officers shot and killed him following a standoff. The ZIS classifies the shooting as a terrorist attack, making it the fifth-deadliest terrorist attack in Zamastan's history. It is also the fourth-deadliest mass shooting in Zamastan's history, after the 2020 Revelstroke shooting, 2019 Arinals shooting, and the Desdria Jewel Hotel shootings during the 10/18 attacks.
The shooting came at a period of heightened public support for gun control that followed mass shootings, including the second-deadliest in the country's history which occurred only 4 days earlier. The nightclub attack is considered one of the defining moments which swayed Congressional Hall and President Anya Bishop to enact a ban on semi-automatic rifles the following month.