two years ago, that is exactly what regina thompson jenkins endured. she is comforted by the fact that she knows that her son died saving the lives of two young women but that doesn't change the fact that she can't hold her son anymore, that she won'tsee the man he would become .she can't even go into his bedroom anymore. this is another face of why it's time for change. why we need reform and why congress must do its job. ladies and gentlemen, i present to you miss regina thompson jenkins.>> thank you congresswoman for the invite to speak today. i know firsthand about gun violence and the lasting impact it can have on a person, a family, community, even a nation. my name is regina thompson jenkins and i am the mother of 19-year-old trey lane who was the 15th murder in the city of trenton, 15. i can't get that number out of my head. trey was killed on september 22nd 2012. by sacrificing his life to save two young ladies to avoid a bigger tragedy. he was my only child. trey died a hero but that doesn't take away mypain . this is personal for me. because

two years ago, that is exactly what regina thompson jenkins endur endured. she is comforted by the fact that she knows that her son died saving the lives of two young women, but that doesn't change the fact that she can't hold her son anymore, that she won't see the man he would become. she can't even go into his bedroom anymore. this is another face of why it's time for change, why we need reform, and why congress must do its job. ladies and gentlemen, i present to you ms. regina thompson jenkins. >> thank you, congress woman for the invite to d.c. today. i know first-hand about gun violence. and the lasting impact it can have on a person, a family, a community, even a nation. my name is regina thompson jenkins and i'm the mother of 19-year-old trey lane, who was the 15th murder in the city of trenton, 15th. i can't get that number out of my head. trey was killed on september 22nd, 2012. by sacrificing his life to save two young ladies to avoid a bigger tragedy. he was my only child. trey died a hero. but that doesn't take away my pain. this is personal for

regina thompson jenkins. [ applause ] >> thank you, congresswoman coleman for the invite to d.c. today. i know firsthand about gun violence and the lasting impact it can have on a person, a family, a community, even a nation. my name is regina thompson jenkins and i am the mother of 19-year-old tre lane, who was the 15th murder in the city of trenton, 15th. i can't get that number out of my head. tre was killed on september 22nd, 2012, by sacrificing his life to save two young ladies to avoid a bigger tragedy. he was my only child. tre died a hero. but that doesn't take away my pain. this is personal for me, because my story today can be any one of your stories tomorrow. i feel like i'm always defending my son's character or his honor. not everybody black and brown child wears their pants hanging down. not every black and brown child stands on the corner selling drugs. not all black and brown children are in gangs. my son was not affiliated with any of those things. yet he was killed by a senseless act of gun violence. and i stand before you as a grieving mother. tre was in colle