The city of Chicago has battled with gun violence for decades.
Just last night, eight people riding on a bus were shot and wounded– Chicago’s third mass shooting within six hours.
But, the city is taking necessary steps towards combating rising gun violence.
The city council passed an ordinance to create a Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability.
The commission serves as a layer of police oversight.
It will be made up of seven members, nominated by three-member councils of Chicago’s police districts, and appointed by the mayor.
With the help of police and community leaders, AG Garland and the Justice Department are launching “strike forces,” formed to fight the gun violence surge in major cities.
Along with Chicago, other cities to launch strike forces are New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, and Washington, DC.
Tio “Mr. Ceasefire” Hardiman is the Executive Director of Violence Interrupters spoke with Roland Martin during Thursday’s edition of #RMU about the plague of gun violence in the Windy City and how Black men may be able to stop it.
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