This is a horrific family tragedy. A mother and her 6 children are gone because an abuser had access to a gun. Armed domestic violence is exceedingly deadly. Domestic violence and gun violence are not separate crises — they are inseparable, and we must do more to keep guns out of dangerous hands.

Dad fatally shot his wife and 6 kids before setting their Michigan home on fire and killing himself, authorities sayThe bodies were found Friday inside the Grand Haven residence, police said, and the children were 5 to 15 years old.www.nbcnews.com