How To Stop An Epidemic Of Mass Shootings In Chicago

By Daniel Tucker
GOP 2016 Guns Chicago
In this Monday, July 7, 2014, file photo, Chicago police display some of the thousands of illegal firearms they have confiscated so far this year in their battle against gun violence in Chicago. The recent mass shooting at an Oregon community college has put the debate over gun violence and gun control into the center of the presidential race. At least some of the Republicans who are running have pointed to Chicago as proof that gun control laws don't work. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) Associated Press
GOP 2016 Guns Chicago
In this Monday, July 7, 2014, file photo, Chicago police display some of the thousands of illegal firearms they have confiscated so far this year in their battle against gun violence in Chicago. The recent mass shooting at an Oregon community college has put the debate over gun violence and gun control into the center of the presidential race. At least some of the Republicans who are running have pointed to Chicago as proof that gun control laws don't work. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) Associated Press

How To Stop An Epidemic Of Mass Shootings In Chicago

By Daniel Tucker
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Chicago had three mass shootings in eight hours Wednesday. What can be done to stop the violence?

Reset checks in with UChicago’s Crime Lab for solutions.

GUEST: Kim Smith, program director at the University of Chicago Crime Lab