Community Corner
Levittown Community Calls For Gun Violence To Stop
A Bristol Township meeting addressed the violence caused by guns in the local area.
Levittown-area communities are primed to stand against recent gun violence in the area.
Bucks County Courier Times reports on the response to the issue that has united people from religious groups, lobbyists, and politicians:
“We’re in a war,” Pastor James D Evans III said. “The casualties are devastating our community.”
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Cathy Leary, of the BuxMont Coalition for Peace, spearheaded the event that attracted about 100 people to pray and march the streets calling for peace.
“Faith-based is going to lead the way,” Leary said of the numerous organizations involved in the campaign for peace.
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Prayer services started at Norton Avenue Baptist Church, after which the crowd marched down Green Lane to the House of Prayer, chanting “stop the violence; save our children,” and holding signs that read “Communities working together to end gun violence.”
CeaseFirePA also attended the event, along with several Board council members.
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