Parents Of Sandy Hook Victims Gather To Demand Action on Gun Violence

The grieving families of the victims of Sandy Hook assembled at Edmond Town Hall, Connecticut, demanding action against gun violence, reports the NY Daily News.

Sandy Hook Promise, a group formed after the Dec. 14 massacre, spoke out asking for a strict gun control law in the nation. New York is the first state to have agreed to pass the toughest gun control law.

"It's a sad honor to be here today," said Nicole Hockley, whose son, Dylan, was killed. "At times it feels like only yesterday, and at others it feels like many years have passed. I expect him to crawl into bed beside me for early morning cuddles before school. It's so hard to believe he's gone."

David Wheeler, who lost his son Ben during the massacre, said the parents should demand action to find a solution.

"What I have recently come to realize is that I am not done being the best parent I can be for Ben," he said in a statement. "If there is something in our society that clearly needs to be fixed or healed or resolved, that resolution needs a point of origin. It needs parents."

Tom Bittman, co-founder of Sandy Hook Promise, said taking action is the most important step.

"We want the Sandy Hook school shootings to be recalled as the turning point where we brought our community and communities across the nation together and set a real course for change," he said. "We know there is no one simple fix. Passing a new law and moving on is not the answer. We have to fundamentally change our approach. The bottom line is we must act. We can't let this happen again."

President Barack Obama told reporters Monday that he would be taking action against the gun violence regardless of the National Rifle Associations' resistance, reports Chron news.

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