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United States Attorney General William Barr Visits South Carolina U.S. Attorney’s Office calling for new initiative to reduce gun violence

11/15/2019
 

United States Attorney General, William Barr, visited South Carolina to speak on a new initiative to combat gun violence across the state and country. According to local sources, Barr spoke to the South Carolina U.S. Attorney’s Office in hopes to form a "collaboration between the federal, state, and local law enforcement."

Aiken Standard has the story: The initiative, known as Project Guardian, focuses on investigating, prosecuting and preventing gun crimes, according to a news release by the South Carolina United States Attorney's Office.

“Gun crime remains a pervasive problem in too many communities across America," Barr said. "Today, the Department of Justice is redoubling its commitment to tackling this issue through the launch of Project Guardian. Building on the success of past programs like Triggerlock, Project Guardian will strengthen our efforts to reduce gun violence by allowing the federal government and our state and local partners to better target offenders who use guns in crimes and those who try to buy guns illegally.”


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