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AUGUSTA, Maine Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and gun-safety advocates in Maine are urging the Legislature to take up bills they hope would reduce the impact of gun violence on their constituents. Geoff Bickford, executive director of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, said Maine has relatively low rates of violent crime compared to the nation, but he noted accidental shootings and suicide deaths, especially among children and teens, are far too common. His group works with pediatricians to educate Mainers on safe gun storage. .
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Here s what teens, adults say about addressing gun violence
ISABELLE TAFT, The Sun-Herald
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GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) One by one, Gulfport Councilwoman Ella Holmes-Hines asked the children gathered around her what they want to be when they grow up.
“A ballerina.”
“A policeman.”
Holmes-Hines was a speaker at last weekend s Stop the Violence block party in Gulfport, organized in response to recent shootings around the city. Many of the children wore T-shirts that said Stop the Violence; some were so young that the shirts grazed their feet.
“Every child has a dream,” Holmes-Hines said. “It is up to us. that we protect each and everyone of them.”