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Legislative Bulletin: Gun Violence Prevention

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · June 28, 2019

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Several times in the past couple of decades, the North Carolina Council of Churches has spoken out about the proliferation of guns and gin violence. Check out this legislative bulletin that outlines why gun violence prevention is an issue of faith, what scripture tells us, facts about gun violence in our nation and state, and what actions need to be taken to prevent gun violence in the future.

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