Gun violence is again front page news as a mass shooting killed one person and injured close to 20 during a Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City at the Frankfort Capital today in Kentucky.

Moms Demand Action push for lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 13, which would temporarily remove guns from those having a mental health crisis.

This story began tonight's legislative update.

So we're here today to encourage our lawmakers to enact and at least even consider some realistic gun laws.

One in particular that we're interested in is called the Car Bill Crisis, Abortion Rights Retention, Senate Bill 13.

It's been presented by Senator Westerfield, who is a Republican.

And we're all here really to support that bill primarily.

And the reason for that is because whenever there's a shooting afterwards, a lot of the conservative response is we need to address mental health.

And Senator Westerfield's bill is very specific and addresses mental health, which is why it's so important.

And I think it could work for Kentucky.

I am the mother of Terry Smith.

My name is Sarita Smith.

My son's life was cut short at the age of 16.

I pick up the phone and call her mama.

I guess I should.

So as I rushed to the bus stop, he was on his school bus stop, a rush to the bus stop.

And it was hectic.

It was so many bullets that as much kids as it was, it was just as many bullets.

Only a bus stop.

So from that day on, I have been speaking.

I have been putting my best foot forward to make sure this doesn't happen to any other mother.

Just yesterday, I was here in the rotunda celebrating with survivors of pediatric cancer.

Governor Bashir was leading that celebration.

And we were thinking about the trauma that is inflicted on families.

When a child is diagnosed with an unthinkable disease, like an incurable cancer.

You know what the legislature's response to that was?

A $15 million allocation in our budget to research pediatric cancer.

That is pediatric cancer, the number one killer of Kentucky children.

No, it's not.

You know how much money we're putting toward protecting children from violence.

Now, when I come to this building and the building across the way and I say that we are we are addressing gun violence.

I've been told to take gun off of it.

I've been told that it's not gun violence.

It's violence.

But see, in my world, when you are on the front lines and this word intentionality is important.

And over 95% of the murders in Lexington are with the gun.

It takes a village to raise a child.

But hold on.

Because if it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to lose one.

Our village is doing their job.

My question is, Frankfort, will you get to work with us?

That's my time.

Thank you.

The crisis aversion rights retention bill has not been heard yet in the Judiciary Committee that Senator Whitney Westerfield chairs.