Every day in our Central Florida neighborhoods there are more and more victims of violent crime, many of which involve a firearm.   As a result, Operation Cease-Fire, a gun violence prevention program, was implemented in Brevard and Seminole counties in 2002 through a partnership of the Office of State Attorney Norm Wolfinger, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives, and local, state, and federal law enforcement, to pursue gun crimes in both state and federal court.

Adrian Sutton sings "Put a Face on Crime"

The first Rap Against Violence contest came about in 2005 when State Attorney Norm Wolfinger decided we needed to do more to get our community talking and moving to action to address gun violence in our neighborhoods.  Merging the right message-put the guns down or do hard crime for gun crime-with the right messenger-our winning rappers-through an unconventional partnership between the State Attorney’s Office, 102 Jamz, Orlando’s leading hip-hop station, and Bright House Networks, we set out to influence a positive change of ideas and behavior in the Central Florida community. Read More.

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Volume 2 Contest winners with State Attorney Norm Wolfinger