AG Barr Unveils Plan to Combat Violent Crime in 7 Cities

AG Barr Unveils Plan to Combat Violent Crime in 7 Cities
Attorney General William Barr, alongside officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, announces the launch of Project Guardian, an anti-gun violence initiative, during a news conference, at the Davis-Horton Federal Building in Memphis Tenn., on Nov. 13, 2019. Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP
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Under the mantra “one team one fight,” U.S. Attorney General William Barr and several other federal agencies unveiled their initiative to crack down on violent crime across the United States, starting with seven of America’s most violent cities.

The initiative, known as Operation Relentless Pursuit, will intensify federal law enforcement resources into seven American cities with violent crime rates higher than the national average, Barr announced at a press conference on Wednesday. The attorney general was joined by leaders of the FBI, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Marshals Service.