later after another tragedy on 101 california and the assault weapons ban. worked until it expired twowp thou four and we started seeing you know creases in mass shootings. we ve led the nation on background collection, closing loopholes. we led the nation on waiting periods. we led the nation across a series of gun safety measures and the data bears it out. we ve seen a 55% reduction in gun deaths when we initiated those progressive reforms from 1993 to 2017. and you look at our gun death rate. s 37% below the national average. gun safety works. we will not back away from that resolve. but we can t do this alone. and with all due respect, we feel like we are. and this is where, and forgive me, what the hell do i to have lose, well, you ve just