NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ahead of Monday's special legislative session on public safety and gun laws a local group is pushing for stricter gun control holding a 'Silence the Violence' event as state lawmakers head back to the capital.

Advocates said now is the time for change.

Just last week a shooting at a Nashville public library leaves two teenagers with bullet wounds.

In March, the devastating mass shooting at The Covenant School took six lives.

Covenant School families and many across the state are urging lawmakers to pass stronger laws when it comes to school safety and weapons.

“With the covenant school, this can happen anywhere. And it's gonna happen again, until we realize that we got to stop talking about it and be about it,” Venita Lewis, executive director of'Keeping Every Vision Alive' said.

Rev. Lewis, also head of the Nashville NAACP, said gun violence is plaguing Nashville.

Other supporters at Saturday’s event agree that Tennessee legislators must find a middle ground.

“Violence can touch anybody, no matter the race, no matter the color, and that we really need to talk about how you are breathing. I am breathing. And that's worth continuing,” Cameo Bobo, the event coordinator said.

Multiple bills have already been introduced for the session on everything from bolstering mental health resources to harsher penalties for violent criminals.

One bill by House Democrat Representative Bob Freeman, mirrors a red flag law.

It would allow a court to issue a protection order and take away someone's firearm, if a judge finds they pose a significant danger to themself or others.

“I think that if there's a mental issue,” Lewis said adding there needs to be a system to note who should not own a firearm.

Another bill would create a voluntary firearm 'do not sell' list for anyone admitted to the hospital for mental illness treatment if they agree to it.

“I think it's also maybe some mindset and mental information that needs to be provided when a person is able to get a gun,” Bobo said.

Another proposal by a republican would make the threat of mass violence a felony.

The suspect would then be required to undergo a mental health evaluation.

But some gun control advocates remain doubtful that with Tennessee’s Republican super majority that any serious tightening of gun laws will move forward during the session.