National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief said victim support is a key part of his agenda as he attended a community get-together for mothers who've lost sons to gang violence.Movita Martin marked the first anniversary of her son Dekimo Martin's murder by hosting “Mothers Against Senseless Killings” at Devil's Hole on Saturday.Mr Perinchief, who was there to show his support for those who have lost loved ones to gun crime, said he has received criticism Government is not doing enough to help victims.“The mothers of a lot of these victims are the ones who are suffering the most and sometimes they have very few people to turn to,” he told The Royal Gazette. “A couple of mothers have been reaching out to me personally to express their frustrations at what they perceive as not many resources and very little support after their sons are deceased.“It appears the emergence of support groups such as this is the result, and it's a good result.“I would like to support them through the inter-agency gang task force, which includes Family Services.“Victim support, especially for the families, is going to be a big piece of what I'm going to be discussing moving forward.”At Devil's Hole on a sunny Saturday afternoon, there were performances from Slanger and Christian band Christ For The Nations, who are visiting Bermuda from Texas, while children took part in activities like football and a fun castle.Family members of shooting victims Princeton Burrows and Patrick Edness were among those that attended Smith's parish Community Field.Mr Perinchief reflected that the public is waking up to the role it needs to play in getting to grips with the gang trouble which has seen 16 men murdered since May 2009.“I'm finding a lot of support from the public and a willingness that wasn't there before for the public to cooperate in terms of policing, neighbourhood watch groups, and searching out parish councils and MPs and just talking to each other, networking,” he said.Mrs Martin's son, 24, was shot three times in the chest at close range by his close friend Kevin Warner at his family home in Somerset on May 28, 2010.“I'm exhausted but I feel a lot better after the event. I was very emotional,” she said yesterday.“I'd like to thank everybody that turned out and hopefully more people come out and support this the next time. We need this. I'm tired of people saying nothing's going to change. They need to change their mindset. We can change this but we all have to be together. We all have to want to do it.”She said she hoped those wanting to effect change could work together as one instead of forming individual groups. “It makes a bigger voice,” she said.St David's Progressive Labour Party MP Lovitta Foggo was also present, saying she attended the event first as a mother, and also as a former teacher who had come into contact with some of the fatal shooting victims, as well as some of the perpetrators.“I'm just here to support the mothers and indeed the families, to let them know I'm concerned and I feel with them; I'm here to offer support,” she said.The event, which was organised in conjunction with the Young Progressives, was followed by a candlelit vigil organised by Colford's Family Against Violence, a group set up in memory of murder victim Colford Ferguson.Mrs Martin said she wanted to thank sponsors Wendell Brown and Augustus Funeral Home, Deepdale Security and police.