On Chicago’s WIND Morning Answer: Everyone wants to do something about the mass public shootings, but what makes sense?

Aug 18, 2019 | Featured

Dr. John Lott talked to Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson on Chicago’s WIND AM radio station about the recent spat of mass public shootings. They cover that everyone wants to do something about the mass public shootings, but they try to answer what makes sense.

(Tuesday, August 13, 2019, from 8:39 to 8:52 AM)

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