Nobody can verify that. If he'd said it, it'd be all over the news, and he'd be doin' interviews. Freeman is a huge Obama fan, and unlikely to say anything "for" gun freedoms. But that is not supposed to be what this thread is about.
I fell so so badly for the children, and their families. Believe me, there is never any closure. I lost my brother just out of high school, a stupid car accident. Even in his later years, my Dad would longingly mention him. Dad and he were much closer than I was to Dad, and became a real companion while I was in the Navy.