Enough is Enough: Tackling Gun Violence in Rochester with Compassion and Courage”

Gun violence is not just a headline—it’s a heartbreak that too many Rochester families know all too well.

Every shooting in our city sends shockwaves through neighborhoods already carrying too much pain. It affects the safety of our schools, the peace on our blocks, and the futures of our youth. As your City Council candidate, Chiara refuses to accept this as normal.

We need a new path forward—one that sees the full picture.

🔍 Understanding the Root Causes

Gun violence doesn’t begin with a trigger pull. It begins with:

• Lack of opportunity

• Poverty

• Mental health crises

• Underfunded schools

• Neglected neighborhoods

Chiara’s campaign is about more than reaction. It’s about prevention, intervention, and transformation.

🚨 Our Approach to Ending Gun Violence

Chiara’s vision to end gun violence focuses on community-centered solutions:

1. Invest in Youth

We must expand access to afterschool programs, mentorship, job training, and safe recreational spaces. Every child needs something to say “yes” to, instead of falling into the trap of street life.

2. Support Mental Health

Unaddressed trauma fuels the cycle of violence. Chiara will fight for increased funding for community-based mental health services, particularly in the neighborhoods most impacted.

3. Strengthen Community Violence Interrupters

We need to amplify the voices of those doing life-saving work on the ground—our violence interrupters, peer counselors, and street teams. These are the people who can stop retaliation before it starts.

4. Create Real Economic Opportunities

Job access is public safety. Chiara will work to bring job training, small business support, and livable wages to every corner of Rochester.

5. Common-Sense Gun Policy

We must work with local, state, and federal partners to get illegal guns off our streets, close loopholes, and support policies that save lives without criminalizing communities.

💬 Community Over Crackdowns

Too often, the answer has been over-policing without addressing the root causes. Chiara believes in community safety—not just more police cars. We can’t arrest our way out of this. Real change comes from investing in people, not just punishing them.

💜 A City That Heals

Ending gun violence in Rochester means healing wounds, uplifting neighborhoods, and standing together. It means believing that every child deserves to grow up. Every elder deserves to feel safe. Every community deserves peace.

Chiara is ready to fight for that future—with you.

📢 Join us. Speak out. Volunteer. Vote. Let’s make Rochester safe for all of us.

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