Communities across the nation are still in shock after more than 30 people died this month in mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.

Organizations in Buffalo say the gun violence should be a cause for concern among legislators.

"I get kind of fed up when I go through my timeline and it's just another sad story," said rally organizer Ruweyda Salim.

New York state is said to have some of the strictest gun laws. Some lawmakers oppose further restrictions on firearms, saying it's not the guns that are the problem, but the people using them to carry out attacks.

Victoria Ross of the Western New York Peace Center disagrees and says more can and should be done.

"It's ridiculous that the vast majority of people want gun control, we want universal background checks and we're not getting them," said Ross.

Murray Holman, director of Stop the Violence Coalition, says while the nation may be seeing a rise in gun violence, Buffalo has seen a decline.

According to Buffalo Police, homicides in 2019 are down by 10 and shootings are down by 31 percent compared to this time in 2018.

"People from all over come to Buffalo to see how come our crime rate is down, how come our homicides are down," said Holman. “They know that we are the model."

Another rally is set for Sunday to encourage legislators to do their part to stop gun violence.