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Gun Violence Persists as New KCMO Mayor Takes Office

Brian Perlman

August 01, 2019 |

Flatland |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

After piloting anti-violence initiatives across the city, leaders in Kansas City, Missouri, are re-evaluating their approach. While the steps taken to curb gun violence were similar to others across the country, here, they yielded few successes. Leaders in the community cite a lack of collaboration and responses that don’t take into consideration root causes like mental health, poverty, education, or police/community mistrust.

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