The Trauma of Gun Violence - The Conversation Continues...

08/05/21 • 54 min

What does it say about our society when in the city of Norfolk alone, ten children were shot in the month of July? Two of them died. Halfway through 2021 and 23 children have been shot in this city - and juvenile shootings are happening throughout Hampton Roads. We continue our conversation about the trauma of gun violence with Norfolk Police Chief Larry Boone, who calls gun violence a public health crisis. We'll get his take on how to stop juveniles from shooting each other, and what new tools the police department can use to help stop the violence.

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The Trauma of Gun Violence

Night after night in Black and Brown communities in Hampton Roads it's the same story - multiple shootings, oftentimes involving our youth. Norfolk Police Chief Larry Boone says gun violence is a public health crisis. Citizens in Portsmouth have taken to the streets in protest to stop the violence. Hampton residents are installing solar lights on their homes with the hope that the lack of darkness will curb the shootings. The question is, "what can we all do to get guns off the streets and young people engaged in positive activities?" We ask this question to our guests - Bobby Kipper, CEO of the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence (NCPCV), and Cameron Bertrand, Founder and President, Violence, Intervention and Prevention (VIP), and a victim of gun violence.

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