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MILWAUKEE (CBS58) -- On Saturday, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and community groups demanded an end to gun violence. June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, and on Saturday’s “ Wear Orange Weekend ” there were resounding calls to end the gun violence epidemic plaguing Milwaukee and the nation.

"Enough is enough," said Mayor Johnson, as he proclaimed this weekend "Gun Violence Awareness Day".

"Milwaukee has had enough. Enough of the trauma, enough of the silence, enough of losing one another too soon,” shared Bridget Robinson-Whitaker, executive director of Safe & Sound.

708 flags were placed on Safe & Sound's lawn to symbolize the lives lost in Wisconsin each year due to gun violence. That includes two deadly shootings from Friday, just minutes and blocks from each other. Ma

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