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Our new mayor, Angela Coleman of the People Against Violence party, has not suggested that police in Baltimore carry no weapons.

As part of her new plan, City Without Guns, she is proposing that police carry non-lethal weapons.

This plan will continue the sharp drop in shootings and murders that has already taken place in Baltimore.

The more that people in our city, including police, feel they are in danger, the greater the chance they will carry a gun for protection and be tempted to use it. We must bit by bit, step by step, make it feel safer, in addition to making it be safer.

The police officers will still carry weapons, including Tasers and batons, and still have the option to call for backup with lethal weapons.

However, people on the streets of the city will take comfort in knowing the same rules apply to everyone.

No one is allowed to carry a gun. No one is allowed to put others at risk.

Post readers could push for the same in their own city. If you want to know what it feels like to walk around in a City Without Guns, come to Baltimore. It could be like that in your city as well. PAV candidates are running for DC Council and Mayor.

Sincerely,

Mikayla Adamson

Baltimore, Maryland

People Against Violence