Let's start with the Republican, interim Washington State Senator Dino Rossi.

The thrice jilted candidate currently running for Congress in the 8th already appears to be following in the trembling footsteps of "Radio Silence" Dave Reichert by not responding to my request for comment on this issue, but his record says plenty. The NRA gives him an "A" rating, which means he's "solidly pro-gun candidate including voting record." He supports national conceal-and-carry and opposes restrictions on magazine capacity, which means he's comfortable taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from gun lobbies and offering only "prayers" to victims of gun deaths.

Of the Democratic challengers, Tom Cramer and Dr. Kim Schrier* didn't respond to me by deadline, nor did he respond via Facebook or Twitter to the latest slaughter in Las Vegas. But here's where the other four stand:

Prosecutor Jason Rittereiser said in a statement that the shooting in Las Vegas reminds us all that "the culture of violence and mental health issues" have led to the country's "gun crime problem," and he called on Congress "to form a Select Committee on Gun Violence to address this issue."

House minority speaker Nanci Pelosi asked Paul Ryan to do the same thing yesterday.

From The Hill: "Pelosi made an identical request to Ryan’s predecessor, former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), exactly two years ago on Oct. 2, 2015...but John Boehner and his leadership team ignored the idea and it never came to fruition."

As for what he'd do if elected into office, Rittereiser, who identifies as an "outdoorsman," offers the following suggestions: "We must pass firearm safety laws that help ensure criminals do not get access to guns. Background checks must be mandatory for all firearm purchases, and we must strongly enforce existing laws that are designed to enhance gun safety and keep guns out of dangerous hands."

"Our nation must address this issue now, and the first step is to form a bi-partisan select committee in Congress," he stressed.

Pediatrician Dr. Kim Schrier said she strongly believes that "our thoughts and prayers are not enough."

"I recognize the importance of responsible gun ownership to Washington’s culture and way of life," she said in a statement. "But I also believe that it is our responsibility as a nation to make sure that those guns are owned safely."

She rightly points out that "gun violence is a real public health problem and that gun related injuries are the third leading cause of death in children," and adds that she wants to close the gun show loophole, implement universal background checks, ban "fully automatic weapons" for civilians.

Dr. Schrier also offered her support for legislation similar to Washington State's I-1491, which allowed family members to obtain a court order preventing other family members who have deemed a threat to themselves or to others from buying a gun for a year.

“Right now, Congress is preparing to vote on a series of bills that would deregulate the sale of silencers and allow more people to carry concealed weapons. Imagine just how much worse the outcome would have been Sunday night if people had not been able to hear the sound of gunfire and take cover," she concluded.

Toby Whitney, who was crowd favorite with an asterisk on Sunday's meet-the-candidate forum, said he comes from "generations of hunting tradition" and claims to have been around firearms his entire life. "But we have a problem with extreme violence in this country and it must stop," he continued. "Mass shootings, gang violence, rampant gun-related suicides and homicides all have a central cause: We don't have common sense gun laws."

Citing recent mass shootings at Virginia Tech, Newtown, Orlando's Pulse Nightclub, and now Las Vegas, Whitney said he'd call on Congress to "ensure assault weapons have no place in our communities" and to "support things like background checks at private gun shows and preventing people on the no-fly list from buying guns."

On her campaign's Facebook page, businesswoman Mona Das said she wanted Congress "to halt all efforts to deregulate silencers and all efforts to dismantle our permitting system," and also "to pass background checks for all gun sales nationally."

She went on to say that she generally supports "laws that aim to keep guns out of the hands of people who pose an imminent threat to themselves or others" and "child access prevention and safe storage laws that prevent firearms from falling into the hands of our children."

No one said "melt them, melt all the guns," but a boy can dream.

*Correction: Dr. Schrier did respond before deadline, I just missed it in my inbox. Her response has since been included. I regret the error.