As the latest racially-motivated mass shooting unfolded Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida, many experienced déjà vu.

“My first reaction was that this was Buffalo again,” said Scott Richman, the New York/New Jersey regional director of the Anti-Defamation League.

Following the Jan. 6, 2020 Capitol riot, the ADL launched its P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Plan to counter extremism and domestic terrorism. Richman said data collected tracing incidents from white supremacist propaganda to acts of terror show patterns in the beliefs of the perpetrators.

“That violent extremism is by and large coming from right-wing extremists,” said Richman.

Both the Buffalo mass shooter and Jacksonville mass shooter targeted Black Americans and used legally-obtained weapons with racist symbols.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James and Richman are all calling for “sensible” gun laws.

Hochul said in a statement:

“Another American city is in mourning today after the latest racially-motivated mass shooting. A gunman with hate in his heart used a deadly firearm to unleash death and destruction in Jacksonville. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims and the entire Jacksonville community. Sadly, New Yorkers know this feeling all too well. Last year’s massacre of ten Buffalo residents was disturbingly similar to this shooting in Jacksonville: a gunman motivated by racism, a weapon of war used to massacre innocent people, and a community torn apart. After the Buffalo massacre, New York took action to curb gun violence and prevent these acts of terror. We raised the age to buy a semiautomatic rifle, strengthened our red flag laws, and required social media companies to improve their responses to hateful comments on their platforms. Florida’s leaders must do the same.”

“What we need now more than ever is responsible gun laws in our nation, and we also need to focus on mental health," AG James said.

Richman said it will take a community effort to oust hate for good.

“The way to control hate is by civil society standing up and saying, ‘this is not acceptable,’ and pushing it to the margins of society,” said Richman.