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Timothy Johnson: Conservative Media Link Chicago's Crime Wave To Strong Gun Laws, Ignoring Higher Murder Rates In "Gun-Friendly"

In their coverage of gun violence in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend, conservative media outlets advanced their longstanding narrative that Chicago's strict gun laws are not effective. But that view ignores what's happening in cities that have weak gun laws and astronomical rates of gun violence like New Orleans, as well as cities with strong gun laws and low rates of violence, like New York City."Intense Stretch Of Gun Violence" In Chicago Over Fourth Of July Weekend Chicago Tribune: 10 Killed And 55 Wounded By Gunfire In Chicago Over Holiday Weekend.

 

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