nationwide calling for tighter gun laws. march for your life rallies are scheduled for today. some locations underway right now like in d.c. rally-goers reknewing cries for addressing the gun violence epidemic after a series of mass shootings and cnn is covering events across the country and i want to begin with brian todd at the capitol. hi, brian. things are just kicking off where you are? reporter: that is right, amara. the crowd gathering, several hundred strong with the riser and with the white house in the background. we ve talked to several people in the crowd about the general mood as we come out of the horrible shootings in uvalde and buffalo, and it is the mood of being fed up with the gun violence taking place in the country. especially lately. four years after parkland, a lot of them feel like enough is not being done. rackon brown is about to get up here and speak in a few minutes. and he s a survivor of gun violence in d.c. we should add. what is the message t
and he s a survivor of gun violence in d.c. we should add. what is the message that you want to deliver here in a few minutes. it is three simple words, use more love. and i want all of us, our politician and people to eat and drink and sleep love. because that is going to seep through in our every day lives and in our law and in our politics. i get a sense a lot of people here are frustrated for the obvious rncs. house has passed strict gun measures and if does not get through congress yet again, what do you think should be done? again, it is three simple words for me, is use for love. this is a democracy, we have the power and we have to act like that. and the people despite the laws are not behaving, not treating each other the way we should and we should have an american concept to love. so it is three words. use more love because our politicians are our people. they re the same people coming from their homes each day and we fill our hearts with love we ll