D.C. gun violence
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Bowser’s Program to Fight Gun Violence Met With Mixed Reviews
Mayor Muriel Bowser's new program aimed at addressing the District's recently issued state of emergency regarding crime and violence in…
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Prevalence of ‘Leaky Guns’ Leads to New Initiative with ‘Teeth’
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently announced a new position in the District, Gun Violence Prevention Coordinator, after homicide rates and…
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Bowser Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis, Creates Emergency Response Center
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday declared gun violence in the city a public health crisis and announced the launch…
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D.C. Councilman Calls on Bowser to Declare State of Emergency on Crime, Violence
D.C. Council member Trayon White, frustrated by the growing number of homicides in the city, particularly in his Ward 8,…
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EDITORIAL: Stay Mindful of Children’s Fears
Children are watching and listening and worrying about what will happen to them. It’s a consequence of this pandemic that…
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Washington Highlands Marks One Year Without Fatal Shootings
Amid a global pandemic, the gun-related death of a local grandmother, and an uprising against racialized police violence, some residents…
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Bowser Enacts Emergency Ghost Gun Legislation
Within a matter of weeks, and amid a slew of gun-related deaths, D.C. officials enacted emergency gun legislation banning the…
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EDITORIAL: CURE is No Quick Fix to Gun Violence
We concur with the OAG who told the council nearly a year ago that violence is not inevitable and that…
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EDITORIAL: Cameras Catch Criminals, But to Reduce Violence, Anger Management Skills May Be the Cure
It's time we helped our community get to the root cause or causes of the anger which lies underneath and…
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Students, Teachers Call for Stronger Response to Gun Violence
For some of the students and teachers of DC Prep Benning Middle School, the gun violence they witnessed outside their…
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