. >> william killebrew, we those larry pratt who said that none of the proposals that the president made have prevented what happened in sandy hook? >> thank you. first of all my heart goes out to the victims and survivors of new and victims and survivors across the country where the violence is playing out on the streets every day. what i have to say is i think folks like pratt who said that, they have taken this issue and concluded before the vice president made suggestions or the president made recommendations. they concluded that it wouldn't work last week. victims and survivors have hope in this situation here. we have hope for resolve and to take the hope away before it gets started is something that is not sensitive. reducing gun violence is very important in this. protecting our children shouldn't be a divicive issue. >> the statement from the sandiy hook promise organization and they point out in part that a solution won't just happen in washington. they say we encourage everyone, citizens and politicians to uphold and engage in the dialogue on all the issues involved. that's th