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Control advocate matt bennett. >> the most amazing, wrenching and extraordinary part for me was when they went around the table to introduce themselves. and they said, my names mark. my sons name was daniel. hes seven. and they kind of mixed up the past and the present. because the loss was so raw. >> i do not want to be someone sharing my experience and consoling another parent next time. >> they were very interested in the idea of banning high capacity magazines that could hold a number of rou...

>> all of them, including mark, said, okay. this is just the beginning. were coming back. should we come back next week? whats the plan? >> the plan is to keep fighting. in the meantime -- >> im the director of advocacy with sandy hook promise. >> mark is now a paid employee of sandy hook promise, working on gun control, mental health issues and community engagement. >> its probably the proudest title ive ever had outside of being a father. and i do that to honor my three children and to make th...

Of their son daniel. >> his kindergarten sent this. "he was wise beyond his years and truly understood the importance of sharing joy 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 w...

Behind me. here comes little daniel running down the driveway in his pajamas. he wanted to say goodbye and i love you to his brother and sister. dont ask me why. >> do you think about that day? >> i dont go to that day very often specifically. how about you? >> i cant go to that day. when we moved to newtown, i loved our small town. i loved thought was no crime whatsoever. just it was almost like we went back in time. we kind of got lulled into a little complacency. i certainly indulged in that ...

My sons name was daniel. hes seven. and they kind of mixed up the past and the present. because the loss was so raw. >> i do not want to be someone sharing my experience and consoling another parent next time. >> they were very interested in the idea of banning high capacity magazines that could hold a number of rounds. so they were wondering about could we ban those? could we ban the kinds of assault weapons used. >> the 20-year-old shooter used a semiautomatic rifle in his attack on sandy hook...

>> if you are committed to protecting the second amendment rights, you should vote for this bill. >> on april 17th with the bar dense sitting in the senate gallery, the compromise amendment on background checks came up for a vote. >> 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...

♪ 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 dens...

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 son. a note handed to me while cov...

Because i felt if i stood up the world would spin away. 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 ...

Paul had there is the reward. >> we could have just not done the fund. >> we could have made the choice not to and it would have been 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 peop...