"They took the life of my first daughter… my first love. No one knows the pain I feel. I would ask for my daughter to be returned to me alive, but I know that it’s no longer possible," she said. Unfortunately, she says change always comes only after innocent lives like Dayana’s are taken away.

Protestors called for lawmakers to take up gun safety measures, but the Republican supermajority has continually refused to do so.

A teenager opened fire at Antioch High School Wednesday killing a student and leaving a mourning community that has already seen two mass shooting incidents in recent years.

As Tennessee lawmakers return to Nashville on Monday for a special legislative session, students will rally at the State Capitol to call on them to address gun violence following another deadly school shooting in the state.