Central Pennsylvania faith leaders hosted a free, open-to-the-public community outreach event in efforts against gun violence Wednesday afternoon behind St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral in Harrisburg.
for children and teenagers in the United States. And The Very Rev. Dr. Amy D. Welin, dean of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral in Harrisburg, says the situation has become “intolerable” in our region.Wednesday to call for an intensive interfaith effort to address the crisis that they say is only getting worse throughout the nation., a faith-based group headquartered in Philadelphia working to prevent gun violence, and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral.
“People that are too young are able to acquire handguns anywhere in the state and it’s something we believe is wrong. There are things that the legislative can do about it but refuses to,” said Miller. “The level of gun violence in the state and the country continues to rise and something needs to be done about it.”“There is no reason for this to continue. We need to address our public policy.
“This is an interfaith movement, this is not one denomination, it’s not one faith group, it’s everybody; because we’re talking about families. Families are impacted when someone is killed by gun violence,” said Jackson.
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