ATLANTA- In response to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study showing a spike in the firearms homicide rate during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 lockdowns, a high-ranking member of the agency suggested planting trees could be a great way to curb gun violence. Debra Houry, the agency’s National Center for Injury… Continue reading ‘Let Them Plant Trees!’-CDC Agency Director In Response To Gun Violence Spike In 2020