>>> hard to believe, but six months now since the shooting in newtown , connecticut, that left 20 children and six adults dead. gunned down in their classrooms. this week, newtown families went back to washington, d.c. for two reasons, to remember their loved ones and to continue to push for stricter gun legislation in this country. met with lawmakers like senator joe manchin and continued to work with, despite the fact that his gun proposal failed back in april. this woman's 6-year-old daughter was killed at sandy hook elementary.
>> i'm incredibly grateful we're here and have some senators working incredibly hard to support us. and we're not going away. this mother 's heart break that i carry, this life sentence that i have, no one should ever bear this burden, and i'm incredibly grateful for the people still here fighting the good fight .
>> 6-year-old son jesse luis also killed. and kim director of moms for gun sense. thanks to both of you for being with me. neil, it's food to see you again, again, on behalf of all of my colleagues and the country, our condolences.
>> thank you.
>> let's start with the journey that this last half year has taken you on? oh it seems like it was just yesterday that it happened. hard to believe it's been six months, and hard to belief nothing has been accomplished on a national level in six months. i will continue to push for change, for common-sense changes that will help make a difference and make things changes, i want our schools, it will be making it a safer place for our children.
>> you were in d.c. this week, actual until the video clip we just played there, sitting next to the mother of another victim. are you encouraged at all by what's happening in d.c. ? any progress in any of the areas where you have been pushing reform?
>> only thing we can see that was accomplished, a vote in april which failed. turned into a political game . i feel confident there will be another bill back in the senate. i feel confident that this time the bill will pass. more than just a background check that need to change. mental health a big part of making the change effective and being able to identify people who are potential risk and threat.
>> kim, what would you say has been your group's singular success? since the shooting?
>> the biggest success, harnessing the power of mothers and fathers. the tragedy in newtown , we were shocked to discover the state of gun violence in this country. utt a shame it took such a tragedy to do that. we're here. we'll fight this, get awareness out about this issue, legislatively and also from a cultural perspective.
>> a new initiative. trying to get video game companies not to enter into agreements anymore with gun manufacturers. what are they? what are you trying to do about them?
>> that's exactly what we're trying to do. bring awareness. let people know where you spend your money makes a difference. video game companies often get into licensing agreements with gunmakers to place their products in these video games . these video games , as we all know, are often played by videos and teens. this is a back door arrangement, and gun manufacturers are profiting. they are advertising their products with these games. we need this to stop. our report shows that video games that use made up names for weapons are just as popular and just as profitable. they don't need to make these deals. electronic arts has agreed to stop this practice. we want other video game makers to do the same.
>> neil, i know that jesse was your only child.
>> right.
>> and without him, you are calling tomorrow no father's day. what is that? how are you planning on commemorating that?
>> well, every year we used to go to a car show by our home. antique car show at our historical society . something that jesse looked forward to doing. you would get in free if you were a father and a child. and jesse made that point. he would say jesse and daddy here. it's going to be a real hard day . i can't bring myself to go to that car show . i think i'll just take the day and reflect on all the memories we had together.
>> in honor of father's day, the group is trying to get some pretty famous fathers.
>> what are you sporting?
>> we are handing out these ties to congressmen all over the country, asking them to support gun sense. so far, senator schumer has agreed, senator blumenthal, senator muff fooe, representative thompson and representative king. it's important that our legislators know we're not going away. this issue is important to us. we vote, and it matters. we cannot let anymore fathers go through this anymore.
>> thank you so much for your time.
>> thank you.
>> good luck, sir.
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