So far in the first two months of this year, gun deaths in Chicago have already outpaced last year’s explosive rate. Elizabeth Brackett of PBS member station WTTW explores the escalating public health crisis in Chicago due to the high rates of gun violence.
INFOGRAPHIC: Americans Support Range of Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence
BLOG: What Democrats and the NRA May Have in Common over Gun Policy
PBS NewsHour: After Newtown, on-going coverage of the issues in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
A community will better heal if the massacre is not remembered by the town's name. [read more...]
The horrific school shooting in Newtown, CT has parents—and children—asking many tough questions. How should you respond when your child asks about violence in our country? What’s being done to prevent tragic events from happening again? How can you raise an emotionally healthy and resilient child?
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