There are laws that can change this. We can make it harder for criminals to get guns by closing the gaping loopholes in our background checks system. We can crack down on the straw purchasers who exploit our weak laws to traffic illegal weapons. We can limit the carnage inflicted by mass shooters by keeping weapons of war off our streets, banning bump stock devices that turn a gun into an automatic weapon and imposing restrictions on large capacity magazines, which allow shooters to fire hundreds of rounds in minutes. We can keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and stalkers. We can implement waiting periods that will help stem the rate of suicides. We can call for national permit to purchase legislation that would replicate the success of Connecticut's law in other states. And all these changes are supported by the majority of Americans.