NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) –Hundreds are marching across the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday in an effort to end gun violence.

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, is hosting the Third Annual Brooklyn Bridge March and Rally to End Gun Violence — which brings together volunteers, gun violence survivors, law enforcement, gun safety advocates, and community leaders from New York and around the country that are committed to preventing the gun violence that kills 88 Americans – including eight children or teens – every day.

The march will raise awareness for gun violence prevention and promote the recently launched Be SMART campaign, which asks gun owners and non-gun owners alike to come together to reduce the number of unintentional shootings, suicides, and homicides that occur when an unsupervised child gets a hold of gun.

According to the newly released #NotAnAccident index by Everytown and Moms Demand Action, as of May 4, there have been at least 80 unintentional shootings involving children, resulting in 24 deaths and 57 injuries since January 1, 2015, an average of one unintentional child shooting in America every 36 hours.

For updates, follow the social media conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using @MomsDemand and #BridgeToGunSense.

The march ends at City Hall, 260 Broadway, New York, NY.

Rally Speakers

Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, is a 44-year-old mother of five children. Shannon was not an activist or involved in gun issues prior to the shootings at Sandy Hook on Dec. 14, 2012. The day after the tragedy, she started a Facebook page and since then Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state and is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than 2.5 million members and more than 40,000 donors.

Abbey Clements

Abbey is a teacher at Sandy Hook School who survived the shooting on December 14, 2012. She kept her class safe during the shooting and continues to share her story and make her voice heard as a leader in the gun violence prevention movement. Abbey works closely with other survivors of gun violence as a volunteer Survivor Fellow and Survivor Outreach Lead for Everytown.

Christopher Underwood and Natasha Christopher

Christopher is 8-years-old and his brother Akeal was shot when he was 14 by gang members after a graduation party in Bushwick, NY on June 27, 2012. Akeal survived 13 days until he died on his fifteenth birthday on July 10, 2012. No one has been charged with Akeal's murder and no witnesses have been willing to speak out about what they saw. Christopher and Akeal's mother Natasha works closely with other survivors of gun violence as a volunteer Survivor Outreach Lead for Everytown. Christopher is the first Junior Ambassador to Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America.

Ashlyn Melton

Ashlyn's 13-year-old son Noah Daigle was shot and killed by his 15-year-old friend at the friend’s home On December 30, 2011. There were four unsecured guns in the bedroom where the two boys were Skyping with girls from class. The friend held one of the guns to Noah's head and when Noah said, "you won't shoot" the boy pulled the trigger not realizing the safety was not on. Noah was killed instantly. Ashlyn and her family are gun owners who support the Second Amendment and believe in responsible gun ownership. They taught Noah how to safely handle guns and hunt at a young age. Noah's story is featured as part of Mom Demand Action's national Be SMART public education campaign to reduce unintentional child shootings.