people lined up at a gun buyback event in los angeles to trade their guns in for grocery store gift cards. then in january, the issue does not die down, even as everybody says oh, it s over now. no. on january 2nd, wednesday january 2nd, gun violence victim gabby giffords meets with new york city mayor and gun reform advocate michael bloomberg. they talk about efforts to reportedly pressure the president and congress to act on gun reform. they allow themselves to be photographed meeting. january 4th, two days later, we learn that the police chief of waterbury, connecticut, which is near newtown, has issued a moratorium on gun shows in his town after the sandy hook shootings. and he says why he is doing it. just a few days later, january 8th, gabby giffords, her husband astronaut mark kelly launch a new anti-gun violence group. that same day, a group called the coalition to stop gun violence launches an ad, a political ad targeting newly elected north dakota senator heidi heitkamp for h
francine wheeler, who lost one of their two sons, 6-year-old ben at sandy hook. there s been a lot of focus from newtown united, which is now sandy hook promise on the process of not rushing, not taking political stands, not giving thumbs-up or thumbs-down to any policies that are debating. meanwhile, policy debate is moving fast. how do you two feel about that, that emphasis on process on the conversation on being deliberate, slow about it? well, we have to do this. and i say we casually, because, you know, i m i should assume now that i m part of this group, i suppose. i think that s safe to say. but the core members and the executive group, they feel very,
this tragedy to be the same short flurry of attention that we are used to followed by the same long-term nothing that we are used to. i sat down today with david and francine wheeler, who lost one of their two sons, 6-year-old ben at sandy hook. there s been a lot of focus from newtown united, which is now sandy hook promise on the process of not rushing, not taking political stands, not giving thumbs-up or thumbs-down to any policies that are debating. meanwhile, policy debate is moving fast. how do you two feel about that, that emphasis on process on the conversation on being deliberate, slow about it? well, we have to do this. and i say we casually, because, you know, i m i should assume now that i m part of this group, i suppose. i think that s safe to say. but the core members and the executive group, they feel very, very strongly that this approach that they take has to be different. you heard tim makris say it, that it can t be the same thing that has done in the past beca
are used to. i sat down today with david and francine wheeler, who lost one of their two sons, 6-year-old ben at sandy hook. there s been a lot of focus from newtown united, which is now sandy hook promise on the process of not rushing, not taking political stands, not giving thumbs-up or thumbs-down to any policies that are debating. meanwhile, policy debate is moving fast. how do you two feel about that, that emphasis on process on the conversation on being deliberate, slow about it? well, we have to do this. and i say we casually, because, you know, i m i should assume now that i m part of this group, i suppose. i think that s safe to say. but the core members and the executive group, they feel very, very strongly that this approach
enacted. but some members of newtown united headed to washington today. they took the day off from their jobs. they woke up at dawn. they drove to washington to go meet with members of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. newtown united, a group of people at the epicenter of national tragedy. one of the parents who traveled to washington today was lucky enough to have his child, who attends sandy hook elementary come home from that school on friday. but he said today that he is taking action now in the wake of the shootings because he does not think the next time it should just depend on luck. every time something like columbine, virginia tech were happening, i would avert my eyes, and i will still think that something will be done. but all those believes were shattered on friday. and now i think we all need to speak up. joining us now for the interview is the reverend welton gaddy. he is the pastor of the north