CUTLER BAY – Miami-Dade detectives and Mothers Fighting For Justice met Saturday about gun violence at the Miami-Dade Police South Station in Cutler Bay.
“In 2022, 48,117 people died by firearms in the United States — an average of one death every 11 minutes,” according to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Mothers who have lost loved ones, particularly their children , to gun violence spoke during a panel discussion moderated by CBS Miami’s Anna McAllister.
According to the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), much of the debate around gun violence has focused on gun regulation and keeping weapons out of the hands of potential killers, particularly those with mental illnesses.
“Far less attention has been dedicated to the impact of gun violence on victims. While individuals killed and injured in mass shootings are often “publicly remembered and mourned,” the consequences of everyday gun violence “are more pervasive and affect entire communities, families, and children,” said the CWLA.