more about what the motive was, but that s going to take time. i know the investigators are going to be meticulous in the work that they do, and that s what they do. i know that they will release information when they feel like they can. reporter: i know you said and you say on your website you have a strong record of fighting the nra, of fighting the gun lobby. does this change anything for you though in what you see yourself doing moving forward? well, it just means that we have to redouble our efforts and get real meaningful change passed in virginia. it is reporter: you have to find the place to have a conversation, yeah. well, we need to be having it. we said we were going to have it after the virginia tech tragedy and that shooting, and yet here we are 12 years later. reporter: we will be watching where the conversation goes. thank you for joining us. virginia attorney general marc herring joining us. just ahead, what we re learning about the accused gunman including