visit our website-span.org for c-span now, your front row seat to washington anyere. >> earlier today president biden talked about preventing gun violence and the impact of the bipartisan safer communities act. his remarks were part of the summit nonprofit organization, every town for gun safety. is about 25 minutes. ♪ and action volunteers ms. mcdowell. ms. mcdowell: put those hands together. we clappin'. we drummin'. ♪■$ yes, yes. hello, everyone. my name's javania mcdowell. i'm a proud navy mother, an army wife, a of faith, and a mom that volunteers. on march 7, 2016, we celebrated my son ja'waun's 14th birthday. he was tru se. he was caring, sweet, and well-mannered, something i like to take credit for. i often called him bud because he was my rosebud, a rosebud signifies beauty and purity. but april 7, 2016, one man after his birthday, my beautiful killed by another teen playing with an unsecured firearm. i never imagined when i spoke with my child phone just hours before that it would be the last time i would hear my baby'soi adults, we're responsir keeping our children safe, an