father had a loaded gun in a kitchen cabinet. >> reporter: brooklynn's dad was on his way to pick herally shot her. >> she was on the ground, and her friend was holding her. >> and you were the one who walked in -- >> i was the first one on the scene. >> reporter: she died a short time later. >> the police said that her friend was trying to disarm or get a bullet out of the chamber and the gun went off and struck her in the lower -- in the lower spine. >> reporter: that was two years ago, but her parents say they still see her every time they close their eyes. >> she was so special. and she was a marathon runner. and she would win. and she was extremely athletic and competitive. and you couldn't tell her no. and if you tried to, she would say, "watch me." and i loved that about her. and i miss that about -- i miss that so much. >> reporter: one thing that haunts her parents, who are gun owners themselves, is that they never asked if there was an unsecured gun in her friend's house. >> maybe if i would have just asked that question, maybe things would be different. i'd still have my da