Blood will get them gun control

NHPR was doing a piece on last year's Newtown massacre this morning.  Just what I never wanted to hear.  It certainly isn't news, everybody on earth heard about it.  They interviewed a couple whose daughter had been killed.  I didn't need this, I know all I want to know about the misery and suffering that comes from the loss of a child.  So does any parent.   I'm sure the interview didn't help the bereaved couple either.
  So why do they run a piece that conveys no information and makes listeners feel sick to their stomachs?
  Is it to drum up political support for gun control measures?
  If so, shame on them.