Black pastors: Gun violence isn't just a problem for white suburbs

c. 2013 Religion News Service

WASHINGTON (RNS) Black clergy have launched a new coalition to fight gun violence, saying they are undeterred by the recent failure of legislation on Capitol Hill and all too aware of the problem of gun violence.

    At meetings held Tuesday (April 23) in Washington and Los Angeles, supporters of the African-American Church Gun Control Coalition called gun violence "both a sin and a public health crisis" and committed to a three-year action plan of advocacy, education and legislative responses.