As DC targets gun violence, feds launch strike forces in 5 cities to stop illegal guns
WASHINGTON (7News) — Locally and at the federal level, people are trying to do something about a spike in gun violence. In DC many were especially spurred to take action after the shooting death of six-year-old Nyiah Courtney last Friday in Southeast D.C.
In Washington, this week teenagers learned how to make a film with a group called “Don’t Shoot Guns, Shoot Cameras.”
Rodney “Red” Grant says he founded the program to give young people a positive alternative to doing things they shouldn’t.
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Also, Thursday night the group We Are Mother’s planned a “peace walk” from what’s known as the Big Chair in Anacostia to the spot where Nyiah was killed.
And on Thursday, the ATF and Justice Department announced the launch of five “strike forces” whose goal is to go after illegal guns at the source and stop them from getting into the hand of potential criminals.
The strike forces will target New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco/Sacramento, and also – Washington.
