The Chicagoland Cease Fire Coalition, which also includes victims of gun violence, will through deliberate, planned activities during this holiday season, urge the public to put their guns down on New Year's Eve. This campaign is important and has my admiration. Others will deliver the message in barber shops, in beauty salons, in supermarkets. The community must and will hear us. We will no longer tolerate beginning the New Year with a loved one dead or in the hospital from gunfire.
Guns are dangerous.
They are not New Year's Eve noisemakers. When you shoot into the air, the billet has to land somewhere. Bullets almost always translate into a lifetime of grieving, for families of victims of gunfire and gun violence. The Coalition seeks the help of the news media in building awareness of this important campaign through the use of public service announcements. A safe Millennium is everyone's responsibility.