the first one is minda finkelstein. >> i was hoping you would call me first. first of all, thank you so much for being here and for inviting me to come today. i sincerely appreciate it. i want to address you, congressman, because as a gun violence survivor you have been part of us for a very long time so thank you very much. (applause). >> i have had the pleasure of meeting you in washington. i was, like i said, i am a gun violence survivor, i was shot when i was 16 years old in what was a mass shooting in los angeles. i was working as a camp councilor. we all survived. it would not be considered a mass shooting any more. we have all seen the devastate happen in new town and aurora and san francisco and oakland. i was shot by a gun that came in from out of state by a man who was out on parole who was a self-proclaimed 93 neo-nazi and was able to get his gun at private sale legally, cross state lines, drove in california to los angeles and shot a jewish community center with three 5-year-old kids and myself was shot and was able to shoot and kill a philipino po