Hard Time for Gun Crime

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Hard Time for Gun Crime is a community-based initiative in 23 Southern West Virginia counties combating gun violence as a part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, whose goal is reducing gun violence throughout America. Our initiative in West Virginia includes:

• Partnerships among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies leading to increased prosecution of offenders.

• Strategic planning to reduce and prevent gun crime.

• Incorporating such technologies as crime mapping, gun tracing and ballistics analysis.

• Training that brings together local officials to build effective community-based teams.

• Accountability for impact on community safety.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia and The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) spearhead task forces, working with local officials, to identify the most effective laws against gun-carrying criminals and help focus community attention and energy on reducing gun violence.

Hard Time for Gun Crime is a part of Project Sate Neighborhoods, a national effort to reduce gun violence.