As Casualty Tolls Mount, We Must Cure City’s Gun-Violence Epidemic

Memphis, Tenn. — As the second Unity Walk Against Gun Violence approaches, elected officials, crime analysts, healthcare professionals and victims’ survivors are calling for the shootings — more than 1,300 last year alone — to stop. Here some offer their ideas on what can and must be done to curb the violence.

Bill Gibbons: We need a sense of urgency to curb gun violence

Bill Gibbons, Guest Columnist

Enough is enough: Gun violence can only be cured by Memphis coming together | Opinion

Erika Kelley, Guest Columnist

The hardship of trauma caused by gun violence must not become normalized | Opinion

Andrew Kerwin, Guest Columnist

Senseless Gun Killing Continue Plaguing Our Communities in 2021

Stevie Moore, Sr.

D.A. Amy Weirich: Gov. Bill Lee’s permitless carry law will put guns in the wrong hands | Opinion

Amy Weirich, Guest Columnist

Read guest columns from our first Unity Walk Against Gun Violence here.