In response to a June 6 mass shooting outside a Richmond high school graduation that left two dead and several injured, a group of demonstrators held an anti-gun violence rally at the steps of the state capitol, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (Photo by Samantha Willis/The Virginia Mercury)
New qualitative research from University of Virginia professors and law students explores contributing factors to youth gun violence in Virginia as well as solutions at the state and local levels.
“We shouldn’t be scared to walk around our own city without a gun,” said a 25-year-old Charlottesville resident interviewed as part of the research, which was released Thursday…