"Pledging to do all they can "to encourage and support common sense solutions that make my community and our country safer from similar acts of violence," parents, family and friends of the 20 children and six educators killed in the Dec. 14 mass shooting at a school in Newtown, Conn., just launched Sandy Hook Promise."

....they are calling for "three discussions":

— About gun owners' "responsibility and accountability."

— The treatment and care of those with mental health problems.

— The "practical steps we can take to make schools and public spaces safer."