The father of a student killed in last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida told President Donald Trump he was "pissed" and it was time for the country to come together and protect the nation's children.
Speaking at a listening session held at the White House for those affected by mass shootings, Andrew Pollack spoke about the death of his daughter Meadow, who was shot nine times on the Parkland school's third floor last week.
"We as a country failed our children. This shouldn't happen," he said. "We go to the airport. I can't get on a plane with a bottle of water, but ... some animal can walk into a school and shoot our children. It's just not right, and we need to come together as a country and work on what's important, and that's protecting our children in the schools."
He described himself as "very angry."
"It stops here with this administration and me. I'm not going to sleep until it's fixed. Mr. President, we're going to fix it," he said, as Trump gave him a thumbs-up in response.
Pollack asked those watching to consider his sons who were forced to bury their sister.
"It should have been one school shooting, and we should have fixed it! And I'm pissed," he said. "Because my daughter I'm not going to see again. She's not here."
Pollack said it's "not about gun laws right now," but rather about school safety.
"That's another fight, another battle. Let's fix the schools, and then you guys can battle it out, whatever you want," he said.