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Just a few weeks after the death of their kind, enhe jettic son daniel, mark and jackie barden headed to washington and right in the middle of the gun control debate. >> this is our first task as a society. keeping our children safe. >> the president was asking congress to tighten gun control laws. at the top of his list, universal background checks. >> daniel was such an unusually compassionate child. and we feel like he deserves us to do something. >> one of the first things the bar dense did ...

[ cheers and applause ] >> on the morning of december 14th, he said, can you show me something on the piano? and so i showed him how to play "jingle bells." i was looking at his little hands thinking how cute they were. and he did it very well. >> five days later, the bardens were burying their son. a note handed to me while covering the story shows the family was already thinking about how they could make a difference on behalf of daniel. >> if you could read it because i cant. >> okay. >> the ...

I remember asking why would somebody walk into the school and kill my child. >> in the wake of unfathomable grief, our hearts are broken, our spirit is not. three different quests for change. >> thats going to buy time. >> for their children, for all children. >> we want to prevent somebody else from suffering the way that we have. >> its not only about sandy hook. >> we cant go back in time, but we can take what weve learned and honor our daughter by doing something with it. >> december 14th, 2...

>> hes the kid who the day after halloween youd go over to his house and hed open up his basket and say, whats your favorite kind of candy? and want to give it to you. id say well no thats your candy. hed say but i enjoy it by watching you enjoy it. thats how he gets enjoyment. like what little kid does that, you know? >> trick or treat. >> and he was musical like his father. ♪ >> christmas before this last year, he got a drum set. ♪ >> for jackies fathers 90th birthday the kids and i got to...

Extensively in neuroscience. while at the rock bottom, aviells parents decided to honor their daughter by trying to answer the question why do people become violent. >> and we do think that there are physical manifestations in the brain that lead to all our behaviors. and if we can understand those, we can help nudge them one direction or another to make things happier and healthier. >> in other words, treat the problem and stop violent behavior before it ever happens. >> its a star. >> mark and...

Taking care of others." >> everyone who knew daniel talks about his kindness. >> hes the kid who the day after halloween youd go over to his house and hed open up his basket and say, whats your favorite kind of candy? and want to give it to you. id say well no thats your candy. hed say but i enjoy it by watching you enjoy it. thats how he gets enjoyment. like what little kid does that, you know? >> trick or treat. >> and he was musical like his father. ♪ >> christmas before this last year, he ...

♪ >> for jackies fathers 90th birthday the kids and i got together. we played "what a wonderful world" for papa. daniel played the drums. >> he was really proud of himself. ♪ what a wonderful world [ cheers and applause ] >> on the morning of december 14th, he said, can you show me something on the piano? and so i showed him how to play "jingle bells." i was looking at his little hands thinking how cute they were. and he did it very well. >> five days later, the bardens were burying their so...

>> i remember we were getting preliminary reports that didnt look like there were going to be enough votes. i mean, we had been hearing that youre making a difference here. youre changing minds and theyre voting appropriately. we are encouraged by that. >> the yeas are 54, the nays are 46. >> they needed 60 votes to prevent a threatened republican filibuster. >> the amendment is not agreed to. >> they didnt get the votes. >> i just remember scratching my head and thinking, really? theyre not goi...

Such a shame. because its really -- >> and thats another source of fuel and comfort for us is just the amazing work that our daughter is doing. >> they all know its her fund. >> you see her picture on the web site. >> the way that she loved people and the way that she served people, we get to carry it on for her. >> and a piece of joey goes out with all these people. >> absolutely. >> long after their deaths, joey, daniel and avielle, will still be making a difference in this world thanks to the...

>> i just remember scratching my head and thinking, really? theyre not going to do this? >> all the bardens hard work for increased gun control in honor of their son daniel had gone nowhere. for them, the question was, now what? >> all of them, including mark, said, okay. this is just the beginning. whats the plan? >> and i see this as just round one. hey there, i just got my bill, and i see that it includes my fico® credit score. yup, you get it free each month to help you avoid surprises with...