By John Camera Ulster County UPDATED 1:04 PM ET Jul. 21, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:29 PM ET Jul. 21, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:29 PM EDT Jul. 21, 2021 SHARE Local officials in Kingston announced a new task force to combat gun violence in Ulster County. “We’ve addressed public health risks, now we really have to focus on the public safety challenges, the risk in violent crime in particular," Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan said. What You Need To Know Local officials in Ulster County announced the creation of new task force aimed at preventing gun violence The anti-violence effort response team, or AVERT, will be a community partnership between law enforcement and mental health workers