Per Montgomery College: The Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area which includes Montgomery College released a set of recommendations Tuesday to help focus efforts to reduce gun violence in the United States. The recommendations were developed as part of The 120 Initiative, an effort established by the Consortium in June 2022, and named for the average number of victims who die each day due to suicide or gun violence.
The initiative engaged more than 100 experts in a wide range of areas such as public and mental health, gun violence, polarization, business sector engagement, citizen advocacy, education and technology. The College was represented by Professor of Psychology Andraè L. Brown, Professor of Criminal Justice Sonia Pruitt, and Professor of Political Science and History Karl Smith, and are all named as contributors to the report. Prof. Brown is a speaker at “The120 Initiative Regional Conference on Gun Violence Reduction,” convening today in Washington, DC.
