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In the aftermath of the shooting, Amar Kaleka, the son of Satwant Singh Kaleka, became involved in politics, supporting gun control and new legislation to reduce hate crimes.[1] Kaleka criticized Obama, who visited the sites of other mass shootings, but not the Sikh Temple.[2] As a member of the Democratic Party, Kaleka ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in the 2014 election.[1] Pardeep Kaleka, Satwant's other son, continues to advocate towards recognition of Sikh violence as the executive director of the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee.[3]

In the 10 year anniversary of the shooting, Sikhs continue to effortlessly ensure these traumatic events and history of violence on the community aren't forgotten and continue to be recognized. One way this was done was through the Sikh Coalition who has encouraged the National Day of Seva to honor the lives of those lost in the shooting. This day of devotion to the victims remembrance has been ongoing since 2013 and continues in 2022.[3]

The six victims killed[4] included one woman: Paramjit Kaur, 41; and five men: Satwant Singh Kaleka, 65, the founder of the gurdwara; Prakash Singh, 39, a Granthi; Sita Singh, 41; Ranjit Singh, 49; and Suveg Singh, 84.[5][6][7] All of the male victims wore turbans as part of their Sikh faith.[8][9] Four of the victims were Indian nationals, while the rest were Americans.[10] Priest Prahash Singh, among the dead listed above, had only recently immigrated to America, along with his wife and two children when he was shot and killed.[11]

The Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated the site, and Oak Creek police chief John Edwards said his force treated the incident as a "domestic terrorism incident" in "the beginning stages of this investigation".[12][13] Oak Creek police handed the investigation over to the FBI.[14] They also investigated possible ties to white supremacist groups and other racial motivations.[15][16][17][18] The FBI said there was no reason to think anyone else was involved in the attack, and they were not aware of any past threat made against the temple.[19] U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder described the incident as "an act of terrorism, an act of hatred, a hate crime".[20]Although past threat against the temple may have been unkown, the aftermath of 9/11 has created a view that the image of "turbaned and bearded" was one of terrorism and of the enemy. Prior to the temple shooting, the Sikh community faced harsh marginalazation and continued violence that only foreshadowed the commitment of a more destructive crime.[21]

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  2. ^ Ramde, Dinesh (October 14, 2013). "Son of slain Sikh to challenge Ryan". Journaltimes.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Molina, Alejandra (2022). "Faits Unite Against Gun Violence on Anniversary of Sikh Temple Shooting". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ "List of names of Sikhs killed in US domestic terror strike released by United Sikhs". SikhSiyasat.Net. August 6, 2012. Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  5. ^ Goode, Erica; Kovaleski, Serge F. (August 6, 2012). "Wisconsin Suspect Is Identified as U.S. Army Veteran". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
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  9. ^ "Seven Die in Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting; FBI Probing". Bloomberg Businessweek. August 5, 2012. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  10. ^ McGreal, Chris; Williams, Matt; Choudhury, Chitrangada (August 7, 2012). "Wade Michael Page named as temple gunman as FBI examines far-right links". London: The Guardian, UK. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  11. ^ Staff, the CNN Wire (2012-08-06). "Police identify Army veteran as Wisconsin temple shooting gunman". CNN. Retrieved 2022-12-05. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting: Six killed in act of 'domestic terrorism'". TheGuardian.com. August 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  13. ^ Curry, Colleen. "Sikh Temple Shooting That Killed 7 a 'Domestic Terrorist' Attack". ABC News. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
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  16. ^ Leitsinger, Miranda (August 6, 2012). "Experts: Alleged temple gunman, 'Jack Boot,' led neo-Nazi band, had deep extremist ties". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
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  18. ^ "FBI to probe US gurdwara shooter's racist links for motive". The Times of India. August 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  19. ^ "U.S. Sikh temple shooter was a white supremacist". First Post. August 6, 2012. Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  20. ^ "At service, Holder calls Sikh temple shooting a hate crime". CNN. August 10, 2012. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  21. ^ Verma, Rita (2013). "Sikh Carnage: A Message Lost". Sikh Formations – via Atla Religion Database.
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