UVALDE, Texas — Once again, the parents of the kids killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, are demanding accountability from all levels of government.

“Nobody is being held accountable for nothing,” said Brett Cross, father of victim Uziyah Garcia.

The parents of children killed at Robb Elementary on Tuesday united once again, still fighting for accountability. The mass shooting took place four months ago, on May 24. 

“Scared to go to school because school is associated with death,” Cross said. “That is something I don’t want anyone else to feel.”

They want the age requirement for gun ownership to be raised from 18 to 21. 

“I promised my daughter as she lay there I was going to fight,” said Javier Cazares, father of victim Jacklyn Cazares.

The efforts are in hopes that something like this won’t happen again.

“We’re here because we care,” said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. “We care because your voices are deserving of respect and action.”

Lee traveled to Uvalde to hear from those affected in hopes of pushing forward the federal response to this tragedy.

“I don’t have a blueprint for how to live when your 10-year-old daughter is murdered in her classroom,” said Kimberly Rubio, mother of victim Lexi Rubio. “But I think the state and the nation should have a roadmap by now. This is not the first mass shooting and it will not be the last until we federal ban these weapons.”

Parents shared how the shooting is still impacting them, many unable to work while dealing with the mental strain.

“Who wants to go on?” questioned Angel Garza, father of victim Amerie Jo Garza. “How are we supposed to convince ourselves that we need to better ourselves when our kids aren’t here?”

Former Robb teacher Arnulfo Reyes gave his account from inside the classroom after being shot trying to protect his students while police waited over an hour to come in.

“Quiet times when they weren’t talking to him. I felt abandoned,” Reyes said. 

Parents say they’ve been asked to fill out large documents to access relief funds, money that was supposed to help, not make life harder.

“You know who I am. I lost my daughter,” Rubio said. “It needs to be easier.”

“Minimally, the federal government can inquire about what has been provided for the families,” Lee said.

Parents say there still hasn’t been transparency about the delayed police response that day.

“I need my daughter back,” Rubio said. “If I can’t have my daughter back, I just want change. I not just want it, I’m demanding it.”