Dillon Shooting

The Dillon Shooting refers to the event on February 23, 2017 in the town of Dillon Montana that resulted in the deaths of eight, including Howland Reed, father of President Calvin Reed, and four nonlethal injuries.
Senator Alois Kramer, having announced an early primary campaign against President Reed hosted a rally in the town, hometown of the President. Kramer harshly criticized the President and his administration, resulting in an extreme negative reaction from the crowd, culminating in Howland Reed approaching the Senator on the stage. A disputed series of events followed in which Kramer's fellow speaker Dianna Noble fired on Reed and the crowd, in an action legally contested as self-defense, resulting in the fatalities. 
Public perception on the shooting was harshly critical of Senator Kramer and Noble, with the latter being labeled as a "murderer" and "the racist killer of the plains.", and the former receiving criticism for accomplice or murder. The shooting led to gun control efforts in both the Senate and House, neither of which passed their respective chamber.