00:00No single, no single action can solve the entirety of the gun violence epidemic, but together, our efforts, your efforts are saving lives. You can help rally a nation with a sense of urgency and seriousness of purpose.
00:14You're changing the culture. We have proven we can do more than just thoughts and prayers, just more than thoughts and prayers. You're changing politics. You're proving that you're powerful and you're relentless. And I mean that.
00:28Let me close with this. I know many people here have been impacted by gun violence and are tired and frustrated.
00:39I know I've been to too many. I've I've literally spoken with well over a thousand families at these events that I've attended mass shootings.
00:50And look in their eyes.
00:53You can almost.
00:54You can almost feel that black hole they feel in the center of their chest, like they're being sucked in. There's no way out. If they have remaining children, you look at the children and they wonder, mommy, daddy.
01:11How about me?
01:14And I know you may wonder.
01:16Are we ever going to make full progress that we need to make?
01:21I'm here to tell you.
01:23We have no choice. We cannot give up trying for all the lives lost and all those who are still there to save. We're going to get there. I have no illusions about how difficult it may be, but I also have no illusions about the people in this room.
01:38You're changing the attitude of the public. I really mean, I'm going back to why I got here in the first place.
01:44That is to say, thank you.
01:45We can come up. I can come up with all these ideas about the laws we can change to make it easier. But you're changing people's lives. You're convincing your neighbors and people. This is necessary. It's beginning to move who have already done around the community. Look at the movement. You've built elected officials standing with you. Look at all the mothers organizations across the country.
02:15Look, when there's a crisis, half what people affected by a crisis have to know. Is anybody listening? Do you hear me? Do they hear what we're saying? Listen to the young people who are speaking out.
02:44That's the power of the memory of your loved ones. That's the power of this movement. That's the power of America. We just have to keep going and keep the faith. Remember who we are. We are the United States of America, and there's nothing beyond our capacity when we act and do it together. So God bless you all.
03:01May God protect you.
03:04Thank you.
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