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Activists are urging President Barack Obama to endorse the International Arms Treaty to stem violence around the world and stop the proliferation of guns in South Sudan. Actor and Oxfam global ambassador Djimon Hounsou and Ryan Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America, discuss. (Mitchell Reports)

Camden, N.J., has the highest murder rate in the country, and the highest crime rate per capita – the criminals and drug deals operate in the open, and the police department is understaffed. But some residents are working hard to get their city back on track. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

President Barack Obama signs the act into law on Thursday in front of a group of supporters. (NBC News)

Women in Afghanistan marked Valentine's Day by holding a march as part of a global campaign to end violence against women. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports. (NBCNews.com)

Murders in New Orleans are down by half this month after a new approach aimed at educating and mentoring youth.  NBC's Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News)

Speaking at the Minneapolis Police Department's Special Operations Center in Minneapolis, President Obama, says, "We don't have to agree on everything to agree it's time to do something." Watch his entire speech. (NBC News)

Two days after a teen who performed at President Obama's inauguration weekend was gunned down, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is set to yank 200 cops from desk jobs and make them fight crime on the streets. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports. (Nightly News)

At least two more people were killed in clashes in Egypt. The violence forced President Mohammad Morsi to cut short a trip to Europe and return to Cairo. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports. (NBCNews.com)

As thousands gather in the nation's capital Saturday for a march to demand an end to gun violence, the White House kicks off its campaign to rally public support for its gun safety proposal. NBC's Kristen Welker reports. (TODAY)

President Obama says "smart" letters he received from children after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., reflect changes many Americans would like to see made to gun legislation. (NBC News)