CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Working to bring gun violence to an end is the goal of local advocacy groups as they try and prevent another family from having to deal with a senseless tragedy.

“The victims are getting younger and younger, and those that are killing are getting younger and younger,” Earn Your Wings Book and Speakers Tour and event partner Tiffany Brown said.

It’s an issue Brown said is only getting worse.

“It’s just become a pandemic—similar to COVID—it’s killing our neighbors; it’s killing our children," Brown said.

It’s why, as one of the partners for the Raise Your Voice not Your Guns community day event, Brown said it’s key to get boots on the ground in neighborhoods that need it most.

“We’re in a community where there are some high needs and there is support that is needed, es

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