Building Better Communities announces financial support to people impacted by gun violence initiative
A local organization is working to help victims of gun violence.
Gun Violence
City of Columbia launches gun safety initiative alongside community partners
The BE SMART campaign is just one way that Soda City leaders are using to address violent crime.
Columbia NAACP chapter asks community to join in the fight against gun violence
The branch has a ‘Parents for Peace’ committee that aims to reduce violence in the community and support families that have been impacted.
RCSD and local nonprofit team up to tackle gun violence in Columbia
Specialized deputies, known as the community action team, work alongside Building Better Communities.
Violence intervention program leaders say funding is biggest barrier to providing youth services
“We are notoriously underfunded. Folks are really supportive of our work in word, and they even show up to our events. But when it comes to make sure that we have the money to continue to do this work, we are often the last to be thought of,” says Esper.
ABC’s of Education: Orangeburg students to take pledge against gun violence
More than 13,000 students at Orangeburg-area schools will take a pledge against gun violence
Trevon Fordham named as new director for Office of Violent Crime Prevention
“Everybody wants to feel safe in their hometown. Everybody wants to feel safe in their community. Everybody wants to feel safe where they go eat or watch a movie. So that’s where I think the commonality is at for everyone, is we all want to feel safe in our community,” Fordham says.
Supreme court discussing new federal law banning guns from Domestic Violent offenders
The Supreme court is meeting behind closed doors Thursday to consider whether they should add a high profile second amendment case next term. With South Carolina being one of the top states for cases of Domestic Violence we did some digging to see how this proposal, if passed could impact statistics found here in the Palmetto State
Columbia Police Department rolls out online dashboards with shootings statistics
According to Holbrook, one dashboard shows shooting statistics in the area including the location of the shots, and the age, sex, and race of the victims. Another dashboard shows Shotspotter data which detects and locates gunshots within a specific area.
Biden honors Monterey Park shooting victims while taking executive actions on guns
Biden’s action asks the AG to define who is “in the business” of selling guns
Biden’s action asks the AG to define who is “in the business” of selling guns
