When the federal government seems to ignore the growing problem of guns in America, it falls to local officials and community groups to fill in the gaps. Councilman Donovan Richards decided to enter politics after a friend of his was shot outside his own home. He chairs the City Council’s Committee on Public Safety and sits on the Committee on Criminal Justice. Richards talks about the “Crisis Management System.” City Hall has invested $22.5 Million in the groundbreaking plan, which deploys teams of “violence interrupters,” people from the community who have experienced or been involved in gun violence, credible people from neighborhoods they serve who de-escalate disputes and connect those who are at-risk to programs that can help them with job training, education, anything to keep them away from guns.  That’s a system supported by Erica Ford of LIFE Camp. She’s been a well-known figure in the fight against gun violence for years (if you looked closely, you’d have seen her on the Tony’s).  Her organization is a part of the Crisis Management System, one proponents say has reduced gun violence in the city by 15%.