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ROCKFORD Violence prevention activists and local faith leaders are calling on state lawmakers to address the surging gun violence that has plagued Rockford and other Illinois cities in 2020.
The starting point, according to Rev. Kenneth Copeland with New Zion Baptist Church in Rockford, is a comprehensive strategy that includes additional resources for violence prevention, intervention, mental health, trauma and re-entry programs.
“We need a strategic way of thinking that takes away from politicians this binary of are you soft on crime or are you hard on crime, ” Copeland said during a news conference Thursday. “We really need to be smart on crime as it relates to our citizenry and as it relates to access and ownership of weapons that are designed to kill people.” ....

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