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A lot of people watch these games. and this year, stars steph curry, carmelo anthony, chris paul and joakim knnoah, they partnered with everytown.org. the nba stars spoke about their appearances along with people who have been affected by gun violence. and take a listen. here's a portion of it. >> i heard about a shooting involving a 3-year-old girl over the summer. my daughter riley's that age. >> the gun should never be an option. >> we're americans. we don't have to live like this. >> we can all make a difference. >> in the united states, 88 people die of gun violence every day. ♪ i rise ...

Christmas day. and this year many of the stars have partnered to put together a public service announcement by gun violence. the nba stars will speak about their experiences along with people affected by gun violence. take a listen to a portion of it. >> i heard about a shooting involving a 3-year-old girl over the summer. my daughter rylie is that age. >> we are americans, we don't have to live like that. we can all make a difference. >> in the united states, people are impacted by gun violence every day. >> and president obama tweeted saying he's proud of the nba for standing up against gun ...

The 74th school shooting since the tragedy at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut, back in december 2012. less than two years ago. that was the school shooting that was so horrific that in its wake there seemed to be consensus that congress would surely do something in response. everytown.org arrived at that number of 74 by countingin dents by which a firearm was discharged in a school building or on school grounds. there was another incident last week in las vegas. a husband and wife gunned down and killed two police officers who were having lunch at a local pizzaria. the cou...

By the way, one of the things that people never ever acknowledge is, you know, what is true of two-thirds of the gun deaths in america, they are suicides. we have a suicide problem in the united states. >> we have a suicide problem that wouldn't be possible if people weren't so armed. if you were suicidal, but not armed, you couldn't do it. i want to talk one other thing about tone. you did talk about one of the things we need to address. one other concern i have. i'm not going to broad brush ovrnt right because you are a gentleman. there is a tone that is also very harsh toward women. i was r...

Officials. we have to break that hammer lock. and if you go down, go to everytown.org right now. we will make sure mr. martinez's word get to your senator. you can go right on to our website, fill out your name, and your zip code, and we will make sure that mr. martinez's words reach every congressman, every senator, and every governor. >> the mobilization question there is, every time you have one of these horrific, murders, or mass murders, does it spur anything? senator richard bloomenthol spoke out. let's take a listen to that. >> i am going to urge that we bring back those bills, maybe re...