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One New York Woman's Crusade to Stop Gun Violence
8 January 2006
Newsday (New York)
The calls come in from around the nation and the world. They come from mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters of those who have died by gunfire.
"They're calling from everywhere," said Elizabeth Bishop-Goldsmith. "The stories I hear are heart-rending. It's a global epidemic."
Bishop-Goldsmith, 56, of Rosedale, has stories of her own. She founded Mothers Against Guns in March 1994 after writing an obituary for her godson, Purnell Williams. Williams was shot and... (GunPolicy.org)