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LifeBridge Health adds its resources to halt illegal gun trafficking

By Sheilah Kast,
Melissa Gerr
Published February 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM EST
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence says guns trafficked on I-95 are used in two-thirds of all gun crimes in Maryland. Photo: Wikimedia
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence says guns trafficked on I-95 are used in two-thirds of all gun crimes in Maryland. Photo: Wikimedia

Two-thirds of gun crimes in Maryland involve firearms trafficked into Maryland, mostly on I-95. LifeBridge Health has launched “Stop the Iron Pipeline.” What are they trying to do? Adam Rosenberg, vice president of violence intervention and prevention at the healthcare system and executive director of the LifeBridge Health Center for Hope outlines their efforts. Visit this link to hear the song by Logic, "Stop the Pipeline."

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Melissa Gerr
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'
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