
‘Firsthand’ Accounts: How Guns Changed Their Lives
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Meet three of the people featured in WTTW’s new digital series “Firsthand: Gun Violence.”
WTTW’s new digital documentary series “Firsthand: Gun Violence” follows the stories of five Chicagoans whose lives have been touched by shootings. Three of them join us in discussion.
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‘Firsthand’ Accounts: How Guns Changed Their Lives
Clip: 11/12/2019 | 13m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
WTTW’s new digital documentary series “Firsthand: Gun Violence” follows the stories of five Chicagoans whose lives have been touched by shootings. Three of them join us in discussion.
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