let's cross over to santa fe texas and speak to christina delgado. she's a gun reform advocate. welcome to al jazeera, welcome to the news hour. so to share the optimism of the democratic democratic party's gun reform. forget that senator chris murphy, who says that a package on gun safety could pass. and congress are you optimistic? yes, you know, i am optimistic, i actually have been working tirelessly alongside other survivor families who have actually lost their children to you know, gun violence specialist and violence which is called ethan law. and we were actually back there in march. and we met with over a 100 members of congress. you know, these measures are actually completely supported by responsible gun owners. i come from a long line of gun owners. my spouse is going to see if my bonus son is going into the air force. and that's kind of a bonding experience for them. but i am optimistic that in this time that we have been 4 years from the shooting here in santa fe and to have it happen again here in texas with night teen children. that someone is going to step up an

let's continue the conversation with christina delgado . she's a gun reform advocate and joins me now from houston in texas. good, tough with us on the program. miss delgado. it seems that what the politicians doing at the moment is dancing around the subject without actually tackling it. yes, thank you for having me on today. you know, yes, these, these measures are really fantastic measures. they are incremental movement forward and are also vitally necessary. but, you know, be coming from a community that actually survive one of these for ripping school shootings. it definitely makes us feel like we're still left in the dark. feeling very dismayed. i mean you, you are a gun own yourself, so you understand both sides of the argument. you have also been speaking to law makers, i believe in the lead up to the, the publication of this document potentially about restrictions and gun ownership and access. i mean, what's the sense that you're getting from law makers that have been speaking to you, you know, very optimistic, really trying to wor

mike hannah al jazeera washington for christina delgado was a gun reform advocate. she says there are opportunities for congress to do more. these measures are really fantastic measures. they are incremental movements forward and are also vitally necessary. but, you know, be coming from a community that actually survives one of these for rick school shooting. it definitely makes her feel like we're still left in the dark. i do feel that we can do more, you know, i just, i don't think family meet these, these practices that we're asking for, such as ethan for kimberly, for the education in the storage indication in responsible ownership and penalty for those individual who are acting in negligence. would not affect any responsible gun owner that i know or even my family. it's really kind of hard for some of us to understand why it's so difficult for you. it will be then to really define those negligent people from us, responsible gun owners. you know, it's an unfortunate reality that we live here in the us, but it does not have to be this way forever. these are incre

christina delgado is a gunner form advocate based in santa fe texas and says there is growing consensus to change the law. i actually have been working tirelessly alongside. busy other survivor, families who have actually lost their children to gun violence specialist and violence, which is called ethan law. and we were actually back there in march. and we met with over a 100 members of congress. you know, these measures are actually completely supported by responsible gun owners. i come from a long line of gun owners. my spouse is a gun. and susie, as my bonus son is going into the air force and that's kind of a bonding experience for them. but i am optimistic that in this time we have been 4 years from the shooting here in santa fe and to have it happen again here in texas with night teen children. that someone is going to step up and decide that enough is enough. today we were made promises back 4 years ago from our texas legislature. we were made promises from former president trump. and that, that administration from 2018 and nothing has been done. so i do believe that people are g