A new exhibit inside the federal agency that’s responsible for enforcing the nation’s gun laws features photos of the faces of more than 100 victims of gun violence. It’s meant to serve as a powerful reminder to law enforcement of the human toll of gun violence they are working to prevent.
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks next to a wall with photographs of victims of gun violence during the Inaugural Gun Violence Survivors’ Summit at ATF Headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks next to a wall with photographs of victims of gun violence during the Inaugural Gun Violence Survivors’ Summit at ATF Headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
“In the effort to keep our country safe from gun violence, the Justice Department will never give in and never give up,” Garland said during a dedication ceremony Tuesday inside the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “We know what is at stake.” Clementina Chery said seeing her son Louis’ photo on the wall brought back painful memories of “what the world lost” when the 15-year-old was caught in a crossfire and killed while walking in Boston in 1993. But she said in an interview after the ceremony that she’s heartened by law enforcement’s willingness to listen to and learn from the experiences of those who have been directly affected.a key part of his reelection campaign, seeking to show the Democrat is tough on crime.
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