Last year, according to a tracker by everytown, there were 38,368 incidents of gun violence in the United states, resulting in 13,926 deaths, 21,686 injuries. Gun violence remains the leading cause of death for children in the United States of America. Mr. Chair, your home state of Louisiana had the highest gun violence death rate. Just last month, there was a mass shooting at a mall in Baton Rouge and another shooting in Shreveport where eight children were killed. (00:44–00:50)
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