played of battlefield weapons in the minds and that worships them. but it should be noted that this is not a global pandemic. because this outbreak of gun violence we face is quite literally limited to our shores and borders. in addition to the horror buffalo, we had gun violence at the tulsa hospital this week, and of course the tragedy in uvalde, texas. just three mass shootings out of nearly two dozen in the last few weeks. the world is watching to see whether our leaders can wrangle this moment into actionable gun control legislation. democrats, for their part, have seethed on the public outcry. the president, in a dramatic primetime address, calling on congress to ban assault weapons, raise h limits, expand background checks, as democrats in the house and senate prep for new proposals for votes as early as next week. but if anything, a contentious house judiciary session two days ago, was a likely sign of things to come. house republican responses to democrats proposed g