As the weather keeps warming up in Cincinnati, scores keep getting settled in deadly fashion."We've had three, you know, three homicides, you know, back-to-back-to-back in two days," Cincinnati police Lt. Col. Michael John said.There have been two other deadly shootings since Friday."Obviously, we have had an uptick in violence as this weather has warmed up," John said.While police try to stop the violence, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley is taking aim at the National Rifle Association."They are prohibiting the people of Cincinnati to pass laws to protect our citizens," Cranley said.During a news conference outside City Hall Thursday, Cranley said state lawmakers were influenced by the NRA when they passed a bill that Cranley said limits a city's ability to govern itself."Increasingly, through the power of the NRA's influence, this democracy is being taken away," Cranley said.Cincinnati is now joining Columbus in suing the state of Ohio. Cranley hopes a judge will agree that locally elected leaders should have the ability to pass what he calls common-sense gun measures.It's a legal maneuver fully supported by Ethan Nichols, with Ohio Students for Gun Legislation."We are pro-Second Amendment," Nichols said. "We are just pro-gun safety. We do support background checks, red flag laws, banning certain assault weapons; really, the things that actually endanger people."Friday is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. In support of the day, activists will gather Saturday at Fountain Square from 1 to 3 p.m. to share survivor stories and call on lawmakers to support gun reform measures.