The columbia chapter and says stand up sunday is meant to raise awareness. If your background check is not complete or if you are just a kid and find an unlocked gun in the house, this is dangerous. This could be a tragedy. Bryant and sullivan took their stand at washington street United Methodist church, one of 1,300 churches participating in the state. Dr. John evans led the service there and hopes the talk will inspire listeners to join in. Were trying to keep things real simple. The first thing is to try to get our state house and our governor to begin to get serious about background checks. Bryant says his son and the other victims lives will not be in vein because theyre now the very reason why change is coming. With this approach, its not only saving one life, but many lives as a result of what happened. Colby gallagher news19 wltx. 3 currently theres a bill in change the waiting period for a criminal background check from three to 28 days. 3 3 it has been a dry and mild weekend