AUSTIN, Texas -- The shooting in Parkland, Fla. motivated the survivors to start a nationwide movement calling for stricter gun laws, which continued Sunday evening with a local town hall led by students activists fighting for change.

The March for our Lives was received nationally as students across the country, including in Central Texas, called for stricter gun legislation. But many say their fight isn’t over yet.

That is why why student activists organized the Town Hall for our Lives to have a conversation with local politicians about gun safety legislation.

"I understand that the march was a couple of weeks ago, but the fight is not over and there’s still a lot of work to do," said one student to a packed auditorium at William B. Travis High School.

The town hall put kids in the same room as their local politicians. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, State Representative Eddie Rodriguez and State Congressional candidates got front row seats, as students voiced how the Parkland shooting impacted them. 

"I am pleased that there’s concern among students all over the country," Doggett said. "They are inspiring us and giving us the chance to get a new Congress that will act on this."

It was also a chance for Rep. Doggett to explain why gun legislation is difficult to pass in Washington.

"We are unable to pass any legislation without the approval of the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan," Doggett said.

Doggett said despite Democratic attempts to reach across the aisle, a bipartisan solution on guns seems unlikely.

"At some point you have to conclude that reaching out when no one reaches back won’t work," he said. "The only solution and I believe it’s the only solution is to vote out some of the people that are the obstacles to gun safety."

It’s a sentiment that was shared by many attending the town hall. That's why student activists in Austin and across the country plan to keep organizing, registering people to vote and anxiously waiting to vote for the first time this year.

Gus Gamble, an eighth-grade student, said it's all an effort to keep kids safe and alive.

"I think that we should make sure the congress knows that we need these gun laws because we don’t feel safe the way things are right now," Gamble said.