council, state representative donna howard, and other elected officials all asking this congress to respond to the horrific wave of gun carnage that threatens the security of our families. ch of these gatherings included powerful testimony from family tragedies and loss as a result of guns. after the mass murders in orlando and in san bernardino, carried out by individuals professing a twisted version of islam, the most obvious next step is to question why if someone is too dangerous to get on an oirp with you, they ought to be able to -- an airplane with you, they ought to be able to buy as many assault weapons as they would like. and ask why in orlando the law enforcement officials did not hear about assault weapon purchases of those who had been -- of one person who had been