Rep. Glenn Ivey, Community Members Discuss Gun Violence Solutions
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Wrapping June’s National Gun Violence Awareness Month commemorations, community leaders, advocates and health care professionals met with Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey (D) to discuss community-based solutions to address safety concerns across Prince George’s County.
For Ivey, who served as state’s attorney for Prince George’s County from 2003-2011, gun violence solutions start with the community.
‘It’s not necessarily just funding, but it’s connecting people,” Ivey said during the June 29 conversation at Union Bar and Grill in Hyattsville. “You can be a catalyst on that front.”
The congressman listened and spoke to residents and representatives from gun violence and health organizations, including: University of Maryland Medical System CAP-VIP Program; University of Maryland Capital Region Hospital Trauma Services; University of Maryland Progress Initiative; Community Justice Action Fund; Hope in Action; Everytown for Gun Safety; …