Escambia County Gun Violence Roundtable Will Be Held This Evening

April 4, 2023

Sheriff Chip Simmons will host an Escambia County gun violence roundtable this evening.

The event will take place Tuesday, April 4 at the Brownsville Community Center at 3200 West Desoto Street beginning at 5:30 p.m. Public comments will be heard until 6 p.m., followed by the roundtable discussion. Topics are scheduled to include gun violence in Escambia County and the solutions and strategies needed to create a long term plan of action.

For more information, contact Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Community Relations Neighborhood Specialist Ronnie Rivera at (850) 436-9417.

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6 Responses to “Escambia County Gun Violence Roundtable Will Be Held This Evening”

  1. Bob on April 4th, 2023 6:15 pm

    No offense, but this is stupid.

    Do you know what reduces gun deaths? Access to universal mental healthcare. Mandatory background checks for ALL firearm purchases/transfers. Gun safety courses before issuing a firearm.

    We killed any hope of those passing the minute we decided to reelect DeSantis.

    What is the point in holding a roundtable to discuss solutions when none of those solutions have a prayer of actually passing?

  2. Kane on April 4th, 2023 11:39 am

    You’ll never stop gun violence no matter how hard you try it’s like trying to stop car wrecks just not gonna happen as long as we drive…..But you can make gun owners responsible for any crime committed with guns they own regardless of who pulled the trigger or held the gun.

    We have a lol of guns that get stolen from vehicles and homes (and yes this includes by family members not just break-ns) because the owner was simply too lazy to secure them properly. It’s simple secure your gun properly (and no leaving it in your unattended unlocked car is not storing it properly) if not and it is stolen and used in a crime you are then charged as an accessory to that crime be it robbery murder or any other crime.

    I firmly believe that after the first couple hundred gun owners are charged people will be a lot better at storing those weapons ridding criminals of an readily available and easily obtained source of firearms.

  3. @ OY FLASH on April 4th, 2023 8:34 am

    “I will STOP going into stores – it will be delivery only – as I do NOT and now WILL not know what crazy has a gun—”

    You didn’t know who had a gun before….. You do you… we’ll do us

  4. Surely you jest on April 4th, 2023 7:47 am

    Do you honestly think that the criminal element has been trained to safely use the weapons that are already in their possession every minute of every day? I’m sick of hearing about GUN VIOLENCE. I would love for someone to explain to me how an inanimate object can cause violence. I have no problem being around people that are armed and fully believe that I am also armed. An armed society is a polite society. I’m also sick of hearing about ASSAULT WEAPONS. If I assault someone with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that sandwich is, by definition, an assault weapon. Get a gun carry it, get over it.

  5. Chicken Little on April 4th, 2023 7:29 am

    You already didn’t know which crazies had guns before the bill was passed.. feel free to order your groceries if that makes you feel safe. However it seems you are listening to false rhetoric designed to make you live in fear, and that’s a sad life to live

  6. oy on April 4th, 2023 6:57 am

    why???? now, thanks to the governor–you can carry your gun anywhere WITHOUT a permit-training – anything-so there is NO accountability for the crime —shameful – scary – sad
    I will STOP going into stores – it will be delivery only – as I do NOT and now WILL not know what crazy has a gun—

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