David Haeg was once a bubbly first grader, said his mother, Brittany Haeg, who is calling for tougher gun control laws.

According to Vance’s office, the vice president and second lady Usha Vance met privately with family members of victims, the pastor of the parish and the school principal. They included the parents of the two children who were killed, Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, and families of some of the 21 people who were injured.

On Wednesday family members of victims in last month's church shooting implored Vice President JD Vance to use his station to push for meaningful gun control measures.