campaign and with victims like colin goddard and his family and others you will hear from. because they have taken this tragedy in their lives and responded by fighting for responsible gun laws. doing so we try to show respect towards those whose lives were lost that day and this may give their memories enduring purpose. but we are gathered on the anniversary, the fifth anniversary of the virginia tech shooting. the fact is we could be observing a remembrance and anniversary nearly every day of every year of victims of gun violence. in fact, since that day in 2007, 12 more mass shootings of a similar nature have occurred claiming the lives of 92 people. it didn't stop. it continues and it will continue unless we have sensible responsible legislation. just weeks ago a gunman opened fire at a small religious university near oakland, california, killing seven and wru wounding three. americans need to ask -- "where is the outrage?" each year nearly 100,000 people are shot with a firearm. 20,000 of whom are children. more than 30,000 americans die each year in gun-related incide

now it is my honor to introduce colin goddard who was there at virginia tech that day five years ago and will share his story with you. >>> good morning. i like to begin by saying that i incident first year of my life in somalia. my family moved to bangladesh. and then my family moved to indonesia before the events began to erupt. and then my family moved to cairo egypt during the attack on 9/11 and all the while my extended family living here in the states was petrified for my safety, couldn't wait for me to come back to america where it was safe to live. so finally, once i enroll at university at virginia tech in a small southwest virginia town i get put in the most dangerous situation of my entire life here in america. it was that day that started me on this path but it was seeing what happened to me happen to other families that ultimately brought me here today which is why i wanted to invite a symbolic group of 32 for the 32 people killed at virginia tech five years ago today and for the 32 americans we lose every single day. some people here were associated with shootings that

it is an honor to share this remembrance with a brady campaign and victims alike colin goddard and his family. and also other people you will hear from. they have taken this tragedy and responded by risk fighting for responsible gun laws. in doing so, we tried to show respect to those lives were lost that day. this may give their memories enduring purpose. we are gathered on the anniversary -- the fifth anniversary of the virginia tech shooting. the fact is that we could be observing a remembrance and anniversary nearly every day of every year of victims of gun violence. in fact, since that day in 2007, 12 more mass shootings of a similar nature have occurred. claiming the lives of 92 people. it didn't stop. it continues. and it will continue, unless we have sensible responsible legislation. just weeks ago, a gunman opened fire at a small religious university near oakland, california, killing seven and wounding three. americans need to ask, where is the outrage? each year, over 100,000 people are shot with a firearm, 20,000 of whom are children. more than 30,000 americans die each year

it is an honor to share this remembered with the brady campaign, with victims like colin goddard and his family, others you will hear from. they have taken this tragedy in their lives and have responded by fighting for responsible gun laws. in doing so, we tried to show respect towards those whose lives were lost that day, and this may give their memories and during purpose. no we are gathered on the anniversary of -- the fifth anniversary of the virginia tech shooting. the fact is, we could be observing a remember it's and anniversary nearly every day of every year of victims of gun violence. since that day in 2007, 12 more mass shootings of a similar nature have occurred, claiming the lives of 92 people. it has not stopped. it continues and will continue, unless we have sensible, responsible legislation. weeks ago, a gunman opened fire at a small religious university near oakland, calif., killing seven and wounding three. americans need to ask, where is the outrage? each year, over 100,000 people are shot with a firearm. 20,000 of whom are children. more than 30,000 americans die e

now it is my honor to introduce colin goddard, who was there at virginia tech that day five years ago, and will share his story with you. >> good morning. i would like to begin by saying i spend the first year of my life in mogadishu, somalia, and then my family moved to bangladesh. then my family moved to jakarta, indonesia before the events in east timor began to erupt. then my family moved to cairo, egypt during the attacks on 9/11 and the ensuing wars in iraq and afghanistan. all the while, my extended family living in the states was petrified for my safety, could not wait for me to come back to america where it was safe to live. finally, once i enrolled at university at virginia tech in a small south west virginia town, i can put in the most dangerous situation in my entire life coming here in america. it was that day that started me on this path, but it was seeing what happened to me happen to other families that ultimately brought me here today, which is why i wanted to invite a symbolic group of 32, for the 32 people killed at virginia tech five years ago today, and for the 32