Democratic presidential candidates have a new approach for tackling gun violence: Treat it as a public-health crisis

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Candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker want to draw on tactics used by community-based organizations to fight gun violence.

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These programs use data to locate high-risk areas for gun violence. Community members then intervene to mediate and de-escalate violence and refer people to social services.A significant policy shift on gun violence is taking place among contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, with some now calling gun violence a"public-health crisis" that requires a public-health approach to tackle the issue.

 

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Great approach as discussed by piersmorgan. Many shooters are suicidal & interventions like those of zerosuicide_org could be adapted for use by educators & law enforcement. Of course, Democrats are not sincere & if elected, would use executive action to seize firearms.

use the govt agencies against opponents, make the country dependent on the govt with socialism, teach the children the constitution and laws are racist, take away your free speech with MSM and social media controlling the narratives, take away the last line in defense of freedom.

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