tech during that shooting, and he was laying in a classroom shot and bleeding, and he told me, he said, i wish that guy had been armed with a knife. if he had been armed with a knife, people in the classroom would have had a chance to overcome. these assault-style weapons fire so rapidly, you can get off 40, 50 shots in a minute. richard, i want to remind people of what you said the day after your son christopher was taken from you. let s listen and watch. why did chris die? chris died because of craven irresponsible politicians and the nra. they talk about gun rights. what about chris right to live? when will this insanity stop?
the things that was most helpful for me after chris was killed was talking to other families that have been through the same experience. i got a phone call from mark kelly, gabby giffords husband and mark barden that lost his son at sandy hook, there s something about talking to other survivors of gun violence because they know and understand without having to explain themselves what you re going through, and it is just terrible. i see these things happening across the country, you know, since president trump was elected. we had in las vegas the deadliest lone gunman mass shooting in the history of the united states. we had in parkland the deadliest high school shooting in the history of the united states, and most recently in pittsburgh, the deadliest attack on american jews in u.s. history. so i m encouraged by results
tougher gun control. four years ago, there was a father of a victim of the isla vista shooting in santa barbara that said the same. he called on congress and the nra to take action. remember the gunman that opened fire at university of california. six died and 14 others were injured. our family has a message for every parent out there. you don t think it will happen to your child until it does. chris was a really great kid. ask anyone who knew him. his death has left our family lost and broken. why did chris die? chris died because a craven, irresponsible politicians and the nra. they talk about gun rights. what about chris right to live?
it s a lonely club that s growing. family and friends left behind after murderers still the lives of innocent victims. the senseless killings of two journalists is no different. alison parker s father is numb. dealing with unbearable grief. we haven t heard from adam ward s parents but i have to believe that the feelings are similar. do you remember rich martinez, the father of christopher michael martinez, the university of california student killed in the santa barbara shooting rampage more than a year ago. listen to his torment then. why did chris die? chris died because of irresponsible politicians and nra. they talk about gun rights. what about chris right to live? he was the most loving,
if this isn t about workers versus business, they do this because it s the right, as well as the smart thing to do. but, also, they know that it s not about what size government, but whose side government is on and these mothers want government to be on their side. on this idea of government being on your side, i want to play for you, jill, because i don t want to leave dads out here that for me one of the most powerful moments recently came from a father who just lost his son in that recent california massacre. let s take a listen to him for a moment. why did chris die? chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and the nra. they talk about gun rights. what about chris right to live. when will this insanity stop? when will enough people say stop this madness? now, jill, the level of