"How Red Flag Laws could help families grappling with guns and mental illness" PBS NewsHour 8/7/2018
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SUMMARY: While some states have "red flag" laws that allow a judge to temporarily remove a mentally ill person's access to guns, it's not easy to balance their rights with the need for public safety. Special correspondent John Ferrugia of Rocky Mountain PBS reports on how families wish they could have been more empowered to help ailing loved ones and prevent deadly violence.
"How Chicago communities are trying to stop gun violence" PBS NewsHour 8/7/2018
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SUMMARY: Sixty-six people were shot over the weekend in Chicago, and behind those numbers are stories of the victims and their families. Nick Schifrin talks with Lance Williams of Northeastern Illinois University, and Tamar Manasseh of "Mothers and Men Against Senseless Killings."
