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After all, gun violence is an epidemic and any doctor or parent will tell you the danger of stopping those medicine too early. The sickness will return, and may be even worse.

“Looking at Philadelphia and Chicago, we’re looking at a minimum of 20% reduction in crime,” Mims said. He said Cure Violence Global is a few months into their work here.