Man Shot While Serving on President's Gun Violence Commission

[Robb]

Greg Jackson, a graduate of Fluvanna County High School and UVA, volunteered for Barack Obama throughout 2008. He then joined a nonprofit called Organizing for Action, which he describes as a grassroots organization committed to moving forward with the President's agenda empowering people in their own communities to fight and move forward with the issues they care most about.

As the southern regional director, he oversees all the southern states - from North Carolina to Texas - and he's also the grassroots coordinator for gun violence prevention efforts.

"Basically helping our issues team develop our grassroots strategy for how we'll move forward the legislation around gun violence prevention," he said. "So, connecting with supporters in different states, we organize office visits and rallies and phone banks."

When Jackson joined the political organization, he never thought his life would so closely reflect this issue he was fighting for....

Read More: http://www.nbc29.com/story/22268043/man-shot-while-serving-on-presidents-gun-violence-commission

[Eleanors38]

1. Very unfortunate. This city had/has some of the strongest gun-control measures

(its policies sparked the Heller decision) even as it had one if the worst gun-crime rates in the U.S. Perhaps this experience will point to the core of most gun homicides: They are very largely committed by repeat felons in concentrated urban areas. Fortunately, a diversifying economy and better urban planning are lowering the crime rates in D.C., at long last.

[rl6214]

2. In the gun free utopia of Washington DC?

I don't believe it. Just couldn't happen.

[Robb]

3. Myth: Chicago and DC Are Worst for Gun Violence Despite Gun Safety Laws

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2012/12/geography-gun-violence-cities-versus-metros/4044/

(BTW Chicago's city rate is 11.6.)

[Bandit]

4. Do away with all gun safety regulations and all this violence will stop...

Pretty simple fix according to many...

[hack89]

5. That is a very interesting site - lots of good data there.

thanks.