Gun violence in Chicago continues to make headlines. Meanwhile, our lawmakers use evidence-based solutions to reduce gun violence merely as talking points instead of implementing effective tools and tactics that come with them.

Since her election, Mayor Lori Lightfoot had signaled she will expand the Office of Violence Prevention and take a more community-based approach. It should be known, however, that community advocates such as Live Free Chicago and allied organizations have uplifted the need for an office of gun violence prevention for years.

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