VIDEO: Survivors of gun violence speak out for background checks By Lisa Ruhl FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint September 19, 2013 12:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint With the flags still flying at half mast at the Capitol in light of Monday’s Navy Yard shooting, supporters of background checks for gun purchases gathered to have their voices heard. TagsGun ControlLisa RuhlNavyNavy Yard shootingVideosWashington Related Content Defense US Navy fighter jet and helicopter crash in South China Sea Presidential Newsom considering 2028 run, calls Trump an ‘invasive species’ Justice Trump pressures DOJ to investigate alleged 2020 election fraud: ‘We now know everything’ Defense US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago as Trump turns up heat on Venezuela World Russia tested new nuclear-capable cruise missile, Putin says