Lawmakers pushed for domestic terrorism law after attacks

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven days, three mass shootings, 34 dead.
The FBI has labeled two of those attacks, at a Texas Walmart and California food festival, as domestic terrorism. It’s defined as acts meant to intimidate or coerce a civilian population and affect government policy.
Even if there’s a domestic terrorism investigation, no such law exists in the federal criminal code. That means in cases of politically motivated shootings, the Justice Department must rely on other laws