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Local And National Gun Violence Prevention

Greg Cook

Sat. 1/16 12p. Carol Boss has a conversation with Miranda Viscoli, Co-President of New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence, whose focus is on the safety of children, families and communities; Mary-Lewis Grow, the creator of the Student Pledge Against Gun Violence, a youth anti-gun violence campaign initiated in the 1990's for which there is currently a resurgence of interest; and Jane Moline, a gun owner who believes in the need for reforming gun laws. 

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