Community Conversation: Gun Violence

Town Hall Meeting

On August 29, 2019, Cedar Rapids made the cover of TIME magazine. There we were, squeezed in between the names of other cities where mass shootings had occurred in 2019. The caption? ENOUGH

Gun Violence:  Prediction, Prevention, and Policy

Attend and participate in a town hall meeting about gun violence in Cedar Rapids.  We are privileged to welcome a panel of six individuals, including Leah Schneider, survivor of the 2017 Las Vegas Shooting, the deadliest mass shooting committed by an individual in the United States, Wayne Jerman, CRPD Chief of Police, and Dale Todd, Cedar Rapids City Council Public Safety Committee Chair, who will respond to your questions about this complicated subject.  

We welcome:

Wayne M. Jerman, Chief of Police, Cedar Rapids Police Department

Leah Schneider, 2017 Las Vegas Shooting Survivor

Dale Todd, District 3 Representative, Cedar Rapids City Council, Public Safety Committee Chair

Scott Peterson, Chairman of the Board and Interim Executive Director, Iowans for Gun Safety

Christine Lehman-Engledow, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

Ashley Vanorny, District 5 Representative, Cedar Rapids City Council Public Safety Committee Member

The Cedar Rapids Public Library community conversation series focuses on social justice issues of high interest in the area.  Our library is a safe place to connect and navigate information and experiences, taking concrete steps toward understanding and creating a community connected by more than real estate. 

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