‘Nothin’ addressing the guns’: San Quentin group Arms Down working to end violence

SOLVING THE ISSUE of gun violence in America may, perhaps, come from the most unlikely experts on the subject: prisoners who used firearms to commit their crimes.

Arms Down is a self-help organization started by prisoners at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. The group may be the first in the nation to start a curriculum and dialogue with lawmakers, prosecutors and police to address gun violence.