That mass shooting, which left 49 people dead, weighed heavily on the minds of the Newtown parents.
I cant speak for [the families in Orlando], Hockley continued.
Theres nothing recognizable about life anymore.
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And those [Orlando] families are at the beginning of an incredible long journey.
Trying to find a way to find beauty again or hope again, thats really hard.
In the last year, the organization has educated 865,000 Americans.
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A little over a month ago, we presented in Louisiana, to the sheriffs association in Baton Rouge.
It was a room full of sheriffs and police enforcement.
This has actually been a very good week for the medial profession, he said.
But we have refused as a society to call gun violence a public health issue.
Once you define it that way, change can accelerate.
So Im finally going to pay my dues to the AMA again this week.
That was done with tremendous intention, said producer Cuomo Cole.
Even still, Mark Barden described the terrible difficulty of seeing the documentary.
In the process of watching this film, I can barely talk to you, he said.
Seeing those images of my little Daniel, it just it feels like Daniel should be home right now.
In a real way, part of us died that day with Daniel.
It just keeps happening.
There is never ending damage thats resulting from this.
And thoughts and prayers and moments of silence are not enough.
These conversations are easy to have with the people who believe what you believe, he said.
Theyre really hard to have with the crazy uncle at Thanksgiving, but the conversation has to happen.
I will hang on to the shreds of hope I can find, so I can function.
