Attorney General Miyares releases short film on impact of gun violence

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FILE - Protesters chant slogans outside the George R. Brown Convention Center to protest the National Rifle Association annual meeting in Houston, May 27, 2022. March for Our Lives and other gun control groups plan to mobilize supporters on June 11, 2022, to push Congress to require universal background checks, to pass red flag laws allowing guns to be confiscated in certain cases and to raise the age limit to purchase certain guns after recent mass shootings. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) – Attorney General Jason Miyares sheds light on Virginians whose lives have been impacted by gun violence in a new short film. This is part of his Ceasefire Virginia public safety campaign.

Featured participants include Pastor Carlos Rivera of New Life Outreach International, Detective Wayne Hartly, trauma surgeon Dr. Michel Aboutanos, current inmates, rehabilitated community members Pete Wolridge and Madeline Lambert, grieving parents who lost children to gun violence Mark Whitfield and Michael Grey as well as Attorney General Jason Miyares.

View the short film below:

To learn more about the Ceasefire Virginia initiative visit their website.