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Here s what teens, adults say about addressing gun violence ISABELLE TAFT, The Sun-Herald FacebookTwitterEmail 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.” ....