In the aftermath of the Stockton mass shooting , there are new calls to restore funding to a gun violence prevention program forced to close in March due to federal Department of Government Efficiency cuts.

Former Advance Peace director Nuri Muhammad said his organization lost a $1.3 million federal grant.

Advance Peace Stockton was an anti-gun violence program that had been running in Stockton since 2018 and was credited with helping reduce violence.

"You know, politics gets in the way of good ideas all the time," Muhammad said. "It's unfortunate that situations like this have to transpire, but you know, hindsight is 20/20."

One of Muhammad's Advance Peace employees became a victim in the children's birthday party shooting. Jasmine Dellafosse was at the birthday party when bulle

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