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And express support. >> every day. every day they came in, wanting to know where they could sign for this petition. so -- and i don't know. shame on congress. that's all i have to say. >> reporter: parents of victims have gone to washington to personally appeal to lawmakers. >> i'm jesse lewis' dad. jesse was brutally murdered at sandy hook school on december 14th, 20 minutes after i dropped him off. >> neil testified before senate committee in february calling for a ban on assault weapons. >> those weapons were used in the battlefields of vietnam. they were used in the persian gulf. they were...

Murder and slaughter children in newtown. >> reporter: with the pain raw just three months after the sandy hook elementary school massacre, there are still messages of support coming from around the world. but it's the message from washington that right now pains alexandra thompson. she supports a ban on assault weapons. and even had a sign for a petition to ban them in her store's window. she takes it personally that the senate has shelved a plan for a ban. >> you don't need that kind of gun to protect yourself. >> reporter: when you put that sign in your window, did a lot of people come in? ...

That -- that -- that you see those lines opposition and -- and support moving in opposite directions. what -- what -- what is your explanation of those trends? >> first of all, the polling has become very sensitive to how the question is asked so you is find polling that says different things. a poll as recently as six months ago that showed 60% of americans define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. so -- but i think the poling is getting very sensitive because people are rightly concerned about the feelings of gay people and they want to seem tolerant and they want to express sup...

cain's catchy 9-9-9 tax reform plan. >> what 9-9-9 does, is he compromises in the worst way, he gives you a sales tax and a flat tax, and opens up the door to a value added tax. i think it's very, very dangerous. >> and even the front-runner, mitt romney, now gently taking aim, warning republicans who might like mr. cain's lack of political experience to think again. >> you know we have a guy who's president we didn't know very well as a country when he got elected and wondered what would happen if we elected someone who had no experience. now we know. >> now the perry challenge, to ...