In his first town hall on gun violence prevention, Congressman Maxwell Frost expressed how he needs the community's help to save lives.Community members, families of shooting victims, and local leaders joined him in the Carver Shores neighborhood Thursday night to discuss how they plan to fight the deadly problem. "The greatest definition of justice has nothing to do with putting people behind bars and everything to do with ensuring that it never happens again," Frost said. Frost has put gun violence prevention at the heart of his political platform and he's committed to seeing it through. "Every shooting that happens everyday pushes us to ensure that we do something," Frost said. Families of gun violence victims passed the microphone as they took turns saying the names of their loved ones.A moment of silence was held for all of the lives lost. "In law enforcement and the State Attorney's Office, we could only respond to gun violence after it happens," State Attorney for Orange and Osceola counties Monique Worrell said. "As a community, we have to put things in place to stop it from happening in the first place."People in the audience wrote their questions on paper for the speakers on the panel to answer them. Mental health, legislation to ban assault rifles, and addressing root causes of shootings were part of the discussion. "If I can get to the why then that's the start of trust and then I can get to the what's next; what can I do to prevent you from falling into the same circumstance?" Orange County Commissioner Mike Scott said. There were mixed reactions from people. "I saw their heart I saw the passion even though they might not have so many answers, but they let me know that they care," said Dionne Turner, who lost a loved one to gun violence. "It's the people the ones that are pulling the trigger and they're killing people," community member Amania Saluste said. "I want to be able to protect myself and a gun is going to help me able to do that."Frost is sponsoring a bill to create a gun violence prevention office under the Department of Justice. It would collect and explore data on shootings and then find ways to change the law to prevent shootings in the future. His challenging goal is to get Republican lawmakers to join him in his fight. "We just got to keep pushing and part of this has to do with the people pushing as well," Frost said. "Whether it's protesting, writing letters, ensuring you're voting for people who are actually going to vote for your self-interest and your kids and your community – all of that matters."Frost is inviting people to join him for his next town hall. He'll host it at Dr. Philips High School on June 28 at 6 p.m. Top headlines: Officials arrest Ocala woman accused of fatally shooting neighbor through door Deputies identify 17-year-old found dead in wooded area of Ocala National Weather Service confirms EF-1 tornado touched down in Brevard County