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National Gun Violence Awareness Day: What You Need To Know

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Today, many people will be gathering at the Capitol for National Gun Violence Awareness Day to spread awareness and deliver a call to action.

The day of awareness comes a day after a gunman opened fire at a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing four people. A week before that shooting, an 18-year-old man shot and killed 19 children in Uvalde, Texas. And six people were killed almost two months prior in a downtown Sacramento shooting.

The 10:30 a.m. gathering will take place at the west steps of the State Capitol, where a federal call to action will be issued.

Assemblymember Lori Wilson of Suisun City will be in attendance along with groups Moms Demand Action and Every Town For Gun Safety.

In Stockton, police along the California State Attorney General Rob Bonta will be talking about the department's ongoing group gun violence intervention strategy. That press conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday.

 

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