himself, so these grieving family members can meet with those senators or staff and take out of their purse or backpack a photo of their dead child and say tell me why we cannot get a vote on this. tell me your response is a procedural mechanism of obstructionism. tell me to my face that you will deny closure. these family members did a version of that kind of lobbying in connecticut last week when their state legislature was poised to pass gun safety legislation and it was effective. the question is, is the opposition in washington even shamable. joining us is emily nottingham. her son, gabe zimmerman, was an aide to gabrielle giffords. he was one of six people killed. with me maya wiley and leah gunn barrett. leah, you were in that room an it was so striking to watch the atmosphere of that room and feel