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Zellnor Myrie: “That bill requires $10 million to be spent a year on both of…”

Featuring: Zellnor Myrie, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 20

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John Jay College Conversation with State Senator Zellnor Myrie and President Carol Mason

Published | Video Starts at 11:49

And because of that, certain types of intervention are necessary, including hospital based intervention and community based intervention. That bill requires $10 million to be spent a year on both of those things to address the public health crisis of gun violence. But we also passed something, and the law was actually signed at John Jay by the former governor that for the first time ever, imposed liability on bad actors in the gun industry for violence happening in our communities. (11:49–11:57)

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Asserts that the Community Violence Intervention Act mandates $10 million annually for interventions addressing gun violence.

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