victims at the pulse nightclub massacre five years ago. president joe biden announced the site will become a national memorial and called on congress to approve gun control legislation, writing in a statement, there is more we must do to address the public health epidemic of gun violence in all of its forms. mass shootings and daily acts of gun violence that don t make national headlines, some local leaders also calling for action, fearing gun violence will continue to rise. the reality is in georgia, we can t be mad. the guns are everywhere. we need stronger gun laws in georgia, nationally, but we also need to teach our young people better decision-making. reporter: now, bottom line, cities are trying to find solutions that can work. they ve pointed to things like economic hardships in the community from the pandemic, strained police resources in some cases, also the amount of
is in very, very bad shape. i make no apologies this is me the deadly surge in gun violence as the nation paused to remember the 49 victims at the pulse nightclub massacre five years ago. president joe biden announced the site will become a national memorial and called on congress to approve gun control legislation writing in a statement there is more we must do to address the public health epidemic of gun violence in all of its forms. mass shootings, in daily acts of gun violence, that don t make national headlines. some local leaders also calling for action. fearing gun violence will only continue to rise. the reality is, in georgia, we can t be mad that guns are everywhere when georgia law allows guns to be everywhere. we not only need to have stronger gun laws in georgia and nationally but we also need to have is to teach our young people better decision-making. reporter: and on the question of why. there are a lot of factors at play here, some law enforcement
the reality is in georgia we can t be mad guns are everywhere when georgia law allows guns to be everywhere. we need stronger gun laws in georgia and nationally. we also need to teach young people better decision making. reporter: as part of the investigations, part of it is clearing through some cases. we got word a few moments ago, two 15-year-olds are now in custody out of atlanta for that shooting outside the lenox mall, allegedly responsible for the shooting. highlights difficulties departments and communities are up against in places across the country not just to stop things before they happen but stem the pace that we have already seen 2021 get after that is higher than in 2020 was already si seeing elevated murder rates. the stakes are as high as human
allows guns to be everywhere. but we also realize that guns are inanimate objects. we need to have stronger gun laws in georgia and nationally but we also need to have, is to teach our young people better decision-making. reporter: inability to solve problems without violence is what drives the mission of the one pulse foundation formed after 49 people were killed at pulse nightclub in orlando exactly five years ago. the owner, now ceo of one pulse foundation, talked about waking up on the fifth anniversary of the tragedy only to hear news of more mass shootings overnight. there is a gun violence problem, there is a hate problem. and i don t know where it turned from being bullied at school to going home and crying and finding a way to resolve that, right, then going home and picking up your parents gun and going back, or to your place of work when you re disgruntled. when did that become the decision and when did that societal shift happen?
well, absolutely. the reality is in georgia, we can t be mad that guns are everywhere when georgia law allows guns to be everywhere. we also realize that guns are inanimate objects. so not only that strong of gun laws in georgia and nationally but what we need to have is to teach our young people better decision making. when i was growing up, you had an issue with somebody or a beef with somebody, you resolved it with fists. at least that way the next day, you were able to be friends again and life went on. now it is done in a deadly way and you can t pull a bullet back. families are victimized and it tears at the fabric of our community. all right. van johnson, roy minter, thank you for taking time out of your evening to talk with us. a very busy evening as you try to solve the crime there. thank you so much. thank you. remarkably, there is even a fifth mass shooting to tell but in just the last 24 hours. this one in cleveland. three men are dead. three women are wounded. the