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Posted by: Paul Burch on Oct 10, 2023

Tennessee clergy and pediatricians are declaring gun violence a public health crisis, reports the Commercial Appeal. The African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee and the Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics say they will start collecting data on gun violence and developing new prevention strategies. The groups say they are launching a statewide campaign to pivot from legislation-driven efforts to more direct action. The groups worked with state lawmakers to address gun violence as a public health crisis but legislation they supported did not advance.