national counterterrorism center in mcclain, virginia. also tomorrow the president will fly to southern california to meet with victims of the san bernardino massacre. all of this coming at a time that americans are increasingly in fear for their safety. the vast majority of americans now feel government officials are unable to stop lone wolf attacks. according to the state department, between 2001 and 13, that is 12 years, more than three thousand have been killed by domestic acts of terror inside the united states. it is important to hear these numbers because i want to put them into perspective. keep that in mind. 3 thousand killed in 12 years. during that time time period tcdc says more than 400 thousand have been killed by gun violence. that is not to say we shouldn t be concerned about terror attacks within our borders. but critics say the rhetoric coming from the presidential candidates is exploitive. we have sbrrd world war iii.