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Memorials Seek to Raise Awareness of Gun Violence

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In the U.S., more than 30,000 people die each year in gun violence — homicides, suicides, unintended shootings — and the number keeps increasing. To call attention to the issue, communities of faith are setting up memorials that present stark visual images of the human cost. With Carol Pearson narrating, VOA’s June Soh reports.