"Unless the administration allows people that are to be doing what they do to do, it'll be another six months and it'll be someone else," Cerssandra McPherson said.
Seattle and Tacoma have seen a rise in homicides in recent years, with Seattle reaching 52 cases in 2022 and Tacoma with its highest-ever record of 45.
Sunday’s Gun Violence Awareness Day event led attendees through song and prayer before encouraging them to sign letters to lawmakers in support of “common sense” gun laws.