Tougher Gun Laws Won’t Stop Violence, Says Public Defender
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Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli shares her views on gun laws, soaring violence.
As Chicago grapples with ongoing violence, many community leaders and politicians have called for tougher penalties for illegal gun possession. But in a recently published op-ed, Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli warns, “A war on guns that focuses solely on punishment sounds like an easy fix, but it will fail just as did the war on drugs."
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Tougher Gun Laws Won’t Stop Violence, Says Public Defender
Clip: 9/12/2016 | 9m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
As Chicago grapples with ongoing violence, many community leaders and politicians have called for tougher penalties for illegal gun possession. But in a recently published op-ed, Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli warns, “A war on guns that focuses solely on punishment sounds like an easy fix, but it will fail just as did the war on drugs."
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