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NEWARK, N.J. - Several dozen children clutching water pistols and cap guns Monday lined up in Newark to exchange their fake weapons for nonviolent toys as word spread that a shooting with a real gun had taken place just blocks away.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker said the nearby gunfire was from a man accidentally shooting and injuring himself, and that the fact it took place near a children's toy gun exchange illustrated just how important such initiatives had become to curbing the cycle of violence.See the full content of this document
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Toy Swap Contrasts with Violence
"We have a serious, serious problem in Newark, in Jersey City, Camden, Detroit, Cleveland; there's a serious problem...
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