On the fourteenth of every month, a diverse group of people gathers outside the National Rifle Association headquarters on Waples Mill Road with picket signs and a purpose: increased gun safety laws.

They hold signs with brief messages and outcries. They solicit “honks” of support from those who drive by. The environment among the protesters is neither aggressive nor abrasive, but consistently determined.

“The people here today are a coalition of the Million Mom March chapter and others who are demanding action, and all share a common goal to implement sensible gun laws,” said member of the Virginia House of Delegates and active protestor, Kenneth Plum.

The scene was atypical and powerful. Scattered along the sidewalks on a relatively mundane road in Fairfax are mothers and fathers, chapters of the Brady Campaign, delegates from Washington, and high school students: living proof that the issue of gun control seeps far beyond one demographic. Not everyone has had first hand experience with gun violence. Like many citizens in the United States, many of them view the recurring gun-related tragedies externally and are demanding change. Each person differs in perspective on the Second Amendment, but they all propose very similar solutions, outlined by the Brady Campaign.

The Brady Campaign is one that advocates for gun safety.  It is divided into different chapters around the nation. The specific chapter that operates out of Virginia is the “Million Mom March.” The movement began when a typical mother was watching the news and saw a story about a gruesome shooting in California. Despite her lack of personal connection to the tragedy, she took action, and created a website on the internet. Since its initiation in 1999, the Million Mom March has gained more than 100,000 supporters, and has been a very active chapter of the Brady Campaign.

“We continue to come here to say to people, in a basic theme, that we will not forget [mass shootings]. On the fourteenth of every month, we’re here.” Plum said.