. >> dana kline. >> good afternoon. my name is dana kline. i'm here today to honor my friend, pamela wechter, a very blessed memory who died in the shooting that permanently disabled me. after i took a bullet in the arm to try and protect my then 17-week-long pregnancy on july 28th, 2006, in seattle, washington. i feel it is my obligation to not let the world forget pam. her beauty, her grace, and her commitment to making our country and our world a safer place. in that same spirit, i have made the choice to give voice to not only pam's story and mine, but to the thousands of other people in our country whose lives have been lost and permanently changed due to the horror of gun violence. i am honors to stand here today with among other survivors like me who want to be sure that the decision-makers in our nation's capitol have faces, names and real people to think about when they consider senseless gun control legislation like the george zimmerman armed vigilante act. my now 5-year-old son and i call the state of maine home now. and i challeng