Groups rallied in a Rochester park Sunday, demanding action to prevent more gun violence across the country and in their communities.

Local affiliates of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action and Everytown Survivor Network teamed up for the rally in Washington Square Park, one of many events nationally organized after a series of mass shootings and individual acts of violence closer to home.

People called on lawmakers to pass “red flag” laws, requiring background checks on all gun sales.

CharRon Sattler-Leblanc, a volunteer for Moms Demand Action, said organizers planned for two weeks to ensure the rally would be a success.

“What we wanted to do today is mobilize the community to act,” Sattler-Leblanc said. “Put pressure on legislatures, particularly our senators to get on the floor and start voting through some pieces of legislation that can keep Americans safe."

Rep. Joe Morelle spoke at the rally.

"We're just here to exhort Mitch McConnell and the United States Senate to take up the universal background check bill that the House of Representatives passed six months ago,” he said. “It's high time we do something. Americans in vast numbers agree with this and it's time to get this on the president’s desk for signature."

Gun violence survivors and family and friends of gun violence victims were also in attendance to share their stories.

Lentory Johnson of Rochester lost her son to gun violence in 2015. Johnson is also the voice of a lobbyist group called Light the Way Gun Violence. She shared her discontent with lawmakers.

“Many of these different legislatures and lawmakers are putting forth proposals,” Johnson said. “I make it my business to give me some familiarity and read some of their proposals, but there’s no moving. For me, it’s like having a patient that is laying in surgical op; they haven’t been prepared to do surgery.”

Many in attendance said enough is enough. With so many lives lost they will not give up the fight.

“Everyone who gets hurt, they’re someone’s family member,” Morelle said. “We got to take and do something about it and make sure these people haven’t died in vain.”