we just can't succumb to this violence like this. >> my reaction was it's not about newtown that, we're all in to together. >> we're all newtown, we're all hartford, we're all bridgeport, we're all new haven. >> do you feel like this, monty? there have been deaths that have happened from gun shots are not being treated equally? >> i don't think they are and they should be. and that's part of our journey, to come to a place where america pays just as much attention to the loss of a child in an urban environment as they do in newtown and other suburban communities. >> reporter: together, saylor and frank lobby congress for tougher federal gun laws. at home they fight in their own way. monte frank rides with team 26 in honor of the lives lost that december day. >> pastor saylor preaches. >> my faith was hit hard.