california, we have some of the strongest gun prevention laws in it the country, but that -- laws in the kreecountry, but that didn stop the gun man from purchasing an ak-47-like weapon and open fire. unfortunately in the united states we are only as safe as the weakest law in the closest neighboring state. this incident alone should be enough to spur national action, but we all know that the united states is plagued by an epidemic of senseless gun violence that lap dog politicians continue to ignore. every day, 100 americans are killed by guns. every year, there are over 36,000 gun deaths and over 100,000 gun related injuries. a mass shooting is defined as four or more people shot at one time. in addition to gilroy, there were three other mass shootings over the weekend, and since then, there have been at least three other mass shootings across the country where three people were killed and 35 were injured. we know what measures and laws to put in place to stop this carnage. we know that strong gun laws result in fewer deaths. the gun homicide rate is 25% higher than any other higher country in the