MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
By Sharon Cohen @ APnews.com, Dec. 10
CHICAGO — Chicago police are wrestling with gun violence, blamed largely on gangs. President Donald Trump has frequently singled out the city for calling the crime problem “a total disaster” and claiming Chicago has the strongest guns laws in the nation and still hasn’t been able to curb violence. But there are common misunderstandings about Chicago’s homicide rate and how the city regulates firearms. Here are some of the myths and truths [....]
Comments
I highly recommend her followup article here:
9,000 firearms and counting: Illegal guns flood Chicago
By Sharon Cohen, December 11, 2018
includes striking anecdotals from one hood along with the big picture facts.
by artappraiser on Sat, 12/15/2018 - 12:36am