The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, declared gun violence a public health crisis on Tuesday, after he said the city set a record number of homicides for the second year in a row.
The city had a record number of homicides for the second year in a row.
"Laws passed in the state house and congress as well as legal decisions handed down by the courts have severely limited our ability to move the needle on gun violence. And just as destructive as these laws can be, inaction is equally infuriating," Ginther said.Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther speaks at a press conference with the Columbus Alliance Against Illegal Guns, Feb. 15, 2022, at the Linden Community Center in Columbus, Ohio.
The mayor said he will be forming the"Columbus Alliance Against Illegal Guns," a coalition of residents, community leaders, faith leaders and medical professionals to"demand common sense gun reform from the state house and congress." Ginther also said he wants Columbus to join the U.S. Justice Department’s firearms trafficking strike forces. The coalition launched in July includes New York City, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area/Sacramento, Los Angeles and Washington D.C.
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