The nationwide debate about gun control, mass shootings, and violent crime was once again jump-started in the wake of recent massacres at a county center in California and at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado that left several people dead.
But here in St. Louis, officials are concerned with a different type of gun violence 鈥� the kind that happens almost routinely and usually takes one life at a time.
At least 180 people have been killed in St. Louis so far this year 鈥� the most in almost two decades. And most of those homicides involved a gun.
That's led to a growing cry from community members, non profits, law enforcement and public officials who say it's time to re-think the approach to tackling gun violence.
Specifically,
Still, cities like St. Louis are finding out that implementing this approach is easier said than done. We explore that in this week's podcast.
We also get a little help in this episode from , a reporter forin Indianapolis.
Delaney has started a series calledwhich is tracking a new consolidated plan to lower gun violence in Indianapolis by addressing things like poverty, mental health and hunger in target neighborhoods.
You can follow his work
