The actress said she was first impacted by gun violence at a young age growing up in Los Angeles, calling it 'traumatizing'
Get push notifications with news, features and more.In the video, Smith first asked London if she could pinpoint her first memory of gun violence, and when it started to become prominent in her life.
"Just growing up in L.A., in the area that I was around. In high school, a lot of the boys were in gangs, and I remember that a lot of our friends, by summertime they were gone," she explained. "They had transitioned from gun violence.""It just became unfortunately like the norm," Smith said in agreement, sharing that she was first impacted by gun violence as a teenager in middle and high school.
London also recalled going to parties in high school and immediately scouting out the exit in case anything were to happen. "That's traumatizing," she admitted. "To be 16 years old and having to be on guard when you go into a party." The actress also discussed how she tackles the idea of gun violence and police brutality when talking to her sons, 10-year-old
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