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The passage of HB 2231 should have been a no-brainer, bipartisan decision for Virginia lawmakers this session, but Democrats in the state’s House of Delegates once again put politics above public safety and have killed the measure in a legislative subcommittee.
The bill, authored by House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert, would have established a Group Violence Intervention Board and a Division of Group Violence to oversee distribute federal and state grants to cities that want to adopt the anti-violence strategies of Project Ceasefire and Project Exit.
These programs have been proven to be highly effective at reducing shootings and homicides by targeting the most prolific offenders with a simple message: You’re going to stop shooting. We’ll help you if you let us, but we’ll make you if you don’t.
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