Mandela Barnes: “I lost my first friend in high school to gun violence.”

“And I do have to pause here because the crime has impacted me personally and I can't speak for anybody else. I know deeply the pain of losing somebody. I lost my first friend in high school to gun violence. This is something that too many people in our communities are dealing with. And it didn't just stop there. There were at least two in high school and several more after.” (10:36–10:39)

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