Guest Column: What is the Walk Against Gun Violence?
Bill Gibbons
Bill Gibbons is president of the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission and executive director of the Public Safety Institute at the University of Memphis. Previously, he was commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and district attorney for Shelby County. He has also served on the Memphis City Council and the Shelby County Board of Commissioners.
“We must send a message that gun violence is unacceptable behavior! Most residents of our community are fed up with the unacceptable level of gun violence. As a community, we must take a public stand.”
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