voices for gun control students like jordan in twenty twelve she survived the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut. i witnessed one violence does not just one singular person but for the entire community in the nation and if there's any chance that what we're doing like protesting in marching will save one kid i'll do it. they believe no it's a time to ban assault weapons to strengthen background checks for gun buyers but enough is enough if their slogan orange is the color. so far you as lawmakers refused to take meaningful action on the federal level but activists like ramon contreras say this is just the beginning of. this students who go to continue their protests and to make their fight for gun control a voting issue hoping that the midterm elections in november will show that their movement has staying power. and xander phenomena reporting that now so the other stories making news around the world london is marking the one year anniversary of a terror attack on london bridge shape people were killed and forty eight injured when three men drove a van into the desk on a

voices for gun control students like jordan in twenty twelve she survived the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut. i witnessed one gun violence not just one singular person but for the entire community and the nation and if there's any chance that what we're doing like protesting in marching will save one kid i'll do it. they believe no it's a time to ban assault weapons to strengthen background checks for gun buy enough is enough of their slogan orange is do a color. so far you as lawmakers refused to take meaningful action on the federal level but activists like ramon contreras say this is just the beginning. this year didn't set out to continue their protests and to make their fight for gun control a voting issue hoping that the mid-term elections in november will show that their movement has staying power. the u.s. is facing widespread criticism for imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on some of its closest allies including canada and the european union critics say the move which was announced this week will undermine trade and weaken confidence in the global economy am

realize that there's way too much gun violence in this country, and a lot of it ever since sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. just in my state of florida, just thi year we've seen 17 students gunned down at marjory stoneman douglas. just in this year, one month after that, we saw another student shot at forest high school in ocala. and just last month a sheriffs deputy was shot a kil i lake placid. and then thisk wake to the news of an officer shot in orlando and the deaths of four young children who were held hostage. we should not allow these shootings to become the new normal in this country. this senator has been involved in a lot of bipartisan bills to prohibit known or suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms, to empower our family members and law enforcement to take guns away from relatives who pose a danger to themselves, and others who bring up these so-called red flags. these are sensible bipartisan options to hel make our communities safer, and yet there has been little movement in the senate to proceed on these proposals. the student leaders of our march for our lives organiz

that was our line of defense in sandy hook elementary school and that's why i'm here pushing for morey, we need it. neil: so when you see these marchers and they're saying we have got to get a handle on guns and getting them so easily, and nikolas cruz behind the parkland shooting he was a walking warning sign and now we have the videos on the phone-- >> same with the sandy hook shooter. neil: and would have telegraphed that, but could easily get guns, in had his case he got them legally. in adam's case he, too, got this legally and they were at his mother's home where he lived. how do you police that or do you? >> yeah, there are definitely gun laws that we need. i'm not against all gun laws i just think, some of them are not going to help. look at each shooting, they're all isolated, very different. you know, some shooters take the guns from their parents, some get them legally, some get them illegally. the santa fe shooter, it was a handgun and a shoot gun. what gun laws would stop that? that's why-- >> and i stole those legally purchased guns from his father. >> exactly. that's is

sandy hook. after that tragedy happened that killed 12 elementary school children and x ators i i am a survivor of gun violence. >> reporter: nicole gardner lewis moved from boston after her son was shot three times and left disabled. >> i moved to a safe place, mill valley. >> a few years later her 20 year old daughter was coming home from the mall when she was hit by a stray bullet and died instantly. >> i don't think any parent is prepared for something like that. >> the nra has got to go! >> three things the groups want are universal background checks, assault weapons ban, mental health checks. they view these as common sense but know there is opposition from the nra. come election time, they're ready to fight. >> it's going to become clear that you align with common sense gun laws or you will be voted out. >> there was also a protest against gun violence in red wood city. dozens of kids held signs asking local officials to take action on gun control. >>> similar rallies in cities across the nation including parkland florida, the site of the mass shooting. graduation ceremonies will be held th

before the sandy hook murderer killed 20 children and six others at a connecticut elementary school, he first killed his mother. usually warning signs beforehand, the pulse shooting, congressman soto, was no exception. before the pulse gunman murdered wife beat his previous and locked her away from her family. american journal of public health found that having a gun in the household during a domestic violence situation makes it five times more likely a t the abuse will turn into homicide. so what do we do? what do we do as we talk about the advocacy that we are so proud of that is going on in our hometown? what do we do as legislators and one of the most powerful bodies? not only in our country, but in the world. we remember our victims. we tell their stories. e grieve with their families and with the survivors. congressman soto, at this time, i would like for you to continue to share your thoughts with us. thank you. mr. soto: thank you, congresswoman demmings and thank you for bringing up something i know that has troubled all of the people of orlando, which is a day before the se