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Salt Lake City mayoral candidates say young voices are needed for City Hall to take ‘courageous steps’ in gun violence prevention

Most of the action that’s needed around gun reform and school safety initiatives in Salt Lake City has to come from state lawmakers and the federal government, candidates vying to lead the capital city of one of the youngest states in the nation said Monday night.

Still, the mayoral hopefuls promised they would work to engage youth voices at City Hall and would lead the charge on issues primarily impacting the demographic, if elected.

“I believe that it is part of the responsibility of an elected person to bring along the next generation and get them in the rooms when the decisions are being made,” former state Sen.