Savannah gun violence: close-up of male hands aiming a black, semi-automatic gun off-camera to right of image

Touristy Savannah’s anti-gun violence campaign launches in fits and starts, with parents of the dead taking the lead

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“It is an act of senseless violence that puts innocent families and children in danger,” said Savannah Police Chief Roy Minter, at a press conference about the two 20-somethings murdered and the six others left with wounds that weren’t life-threatening. Savannah’s gun violence has soared, according to WTOC-TV’s May 2021 analysis of Savannah Police Department data, to its highest recent level since 2016.

Savannah gun violence: Neighborhood folks gather at outdoor display tables with items for sale and a large sign with red and black text

Researcher: Trauma and grief-fueled resilience among those who lose someone to gun violence hasn’t been adequately examined

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It’s not uncommon for those traumatized by gun violence to project what outsiders might view as a kind of superwoman or superman persona — one that can melt away at any given moment — whose complexities may not be fully understood. Those who fund scientific research largely have not seen fit to examine the toll on families devastated by gun-violence deaths.