Heeding God's Call to End Gun Violence, an inter-faith group, held a ceremony and march in Harrisburg on Sunday.
On Sunday, Jackson – along with about 80 others – attended a gun violence memorial and awareness march in Harrisburg in the hope of making some progress on what often seems like an intractable issue.
Helen, Daniel, and Gwen Jackson - whose family members Semajay Smith and Marcus Jackson were killed in shootings in 2020 and 2003, respectively - attend a march against gun violence in Harrisburg on Oct. 15, 2023. Since 2009, 217 people have been killed with firearms in Dauphin County, according to the group’s tally – amidst a recent surge in gun violence nationwide that has, byMany of those who attended Sunday’s event have seen this firsthand, with several attendees remarking that the sheer volume of guns on the streets of central Pennsylvania seems to be growing faster and faster.
Said Rickey Banks, who lost his vision in a Harrisburg shooting exactly 29 years ago, “We’ve got to stick our hearts out there” to understand young peoples’ troubles that often drive gun violence.Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence has chapters nationwide, and endorses specific legislation, with attendees Sunday being asked to sign letters to lawmakers advocating for tighter gun laws.
“The gun violence has gotten terrible. I’ve never seen such, that our young people are being gunned down so early” with guns that seem easier and easier to acquire, Gwen Jackson said.
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