The 22-year-old troubled gunman Elliot Rodger.

Michael Moore, American filmmaker and activist, has delivered a scathing indictment of America’s gun laws, after yet another mass shooting this weekend.

Yes, another mass shooting.

This weekend a 22-year-old gunman went on a shooting rampage in Southern California. Seven people died (including the gunman) and seven others were injured in the shooting spree. He killed these people in under 10 minutes.

Elliot Rodger, a student at Santa Barbara City College, acted alone. He was seeking revenge on women who had turned him down in the past – but his hatred was not limited to individuals. In a chilling YouTube video that Rodger posted before his death, he said: “Girls, all I’ve ever wanted was to love you and to be loved by you. I’ve wanted sex. I’ve wanted love, affection, adoration. You think I’m unworthy of it. That’s a crime that can never be forgiven. If I can’t have you girls, I will destroy you.”

The lawyer for the Rodger family, Alan Schifman, released a statement revealing that Rodger had been diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome and had been undergoing psychological treatment. His family had also reached out to the police in the past, scared by his alarming behaviour.

Documentary film-maker Michael Moore is an outspoken anti-guns activist.

And the way this deeply troubled man was able to kill so many, in such a short period of time, was because he somehow had access to gun.

When the police found his body, there was a semi-automatic handgun lying next to him and over 400 rounds of unspent ammunition.

Michael Moore is a Palme d’Or winning American documentary-maker and activist, who released the controversial film Bowling for Columbine in 2002. Bowling for Columbine explored the causes for the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999 and America’s relationship with violence and guns.

He is an outspoken critic of American gun laws and since the shooting this weekend, journalists, television stations and concerned citizens have reached out to Moore, seeking a comment on these latest, tragic deaths.

But Michael Moore’s statement, posted on Facebook this afternoon, is probably not what many were expecting. He wrote:

Richard Martinez, speaking about losing his son.

The gun lobby in America – which lobbies the government, ostensibly on the behalf of ordinary citizens, to maintain the status quo of gun regulation in the states – is not beloved by Michael Moore.

But when someone argues “gun don’t kill people – people kill people”, they are also forgetting one very important fact.

Guns assist people in killing people. More quickly. And more efficiently.

Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured seven others in under 10 minutes.

As Richard Martinez, the father of one of the six victims confirmed dead – Chris Martinez – cried today:

Here is a gallery of items the US has banned in schools, instead of banning guns in their country.

One child is holding something that's been banned in America to protect them. Guess which one? The Red Hiding Hood storybook, or a semi-automatic?

In this ad, dodgeball is the 'danger' to kids.

In the final ad that has been released, a Kinder Surprise is compared to a gun.

We will keep you updated as further details emerge.