hook promise event. this is a day that he speaks of often, not just as a president but as a father. he was there again as a president and as a father, meeting with my family and the other families backstage, spending time with each of us. the words he said rang so true. he is still very saddened and angry about what had happened and the lack of senate action afterwards. it meant a great deal for him to be there and share his reflections ten years later. as you said, it s been ten years, and when we look back at this year, you had mayors from 70 cities that experienced mass shootings this year alone and sent letters to chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell urging them to act on gun control legislation. they write in part, quote, how much more death and destruction must our residents and communities and/or before the
assault weapons ban. attempt to ban assault weapons, a whole range of things, it s just common sense, just simple common sense. but you know, we did it before, we did and guess what, it worked, a number of violent mass murders, reduced significant, a lot of people s lives were saved. you know, we can do it again. former president obama, who of course cried when talking about the children murdered in newtown, connecticut, attended a sandy hook promise event at the beginning of the week. so i will admit it, i still get angry every time i read about the latest senseless shooting, whether it is in a church or synagogue, a grocery store or a college campus or a home, or on a city street. i feel, and i hope you do. now, earlier, i spoke with nicole hockley, the cofounder and ceo of sandy hook promise.
colorado springs. he used the opportunity once again to push forward and assault weapons ban. attempt to ban assault weapons, a whole range of things, it s just common sense, just simple common sense. but you know, we did it before, we did and guess what, it worked, a number of violent mass murders, reduced significant, a lot of people s lives were saved. you know, we can do it again. former president obama, who of course cried when talking about the children murdered in newtown, connecticut, attended a sandy hook promise event at the beginning of the week. so i will admit it, i still get angry every time i read about the latest senseless shooting, whether it is in a
president obama at the sandy hook promise event. this is a day that he speaks of often, not just as a president but as a father. he was there again as a president and as a father, meeting with my family and the other families backstage, spending time with each of us. the words he said rang so true. he is still very saddened and angry about what had happened and the lack of senate action afterwards. it meant a great deal for him to be there and share his reflections ten years later. as you said, it s been ten years, and when we look back at this year, you had mayors from 70 cities that experienced mass shootings this year alone and sent letters to chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell urging them to act on gun control legislation. they write in part, quote, how much more death and destruction must our residents and communities and/or before the senate acts? the time to pass the assault weapons ban and the background check expansion act is now.