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on January 11, 2017 in Gun Page World News

Pew Survey: Police Support Gun Rights over Gun Control by 3 to 1 Margin

by AWR Hawkins A Pew Research Center survey released January 11 shows that police officers support protecting citizens’ gun rights over passing more gun control by a margin of 3 to 1. The survey also shows that two out of three officers oppose an “assault weapons” ban. According to Pew, 74 percent of officers believe it most important to “protect the right of Americans to own guns,” while 25 percent want greater efforts to “control gun ownership.” Among the public at large, 53 percent believe it most important to “protect the right of American to own guns,” and 46 percent want… View Article

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on January 11, 2017 in Gun Page World News

Chicago Police Board Chair: Windy City Needs Federal Help to Turn Tide on Crime

by AWR Hawkins During a January 7 interview on NPR, Chicago Police Board Chairwoman Lori Lightfoot said Chicago cannot end the city’s violence alone — they need federal help. Chicago’s Lightfoot “also chairs Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Police Accountability Task Force.” According to NPR, Lightfoot said: We need to have more federal gun prosecutions in Chicago. Our federal partners from the U.S. attorney’s office, the ATF, the FBI need to be much more invested in this overall strategy. Chicago Police Department cannot tackle this issue by itself. Lighfoot’s statement came less than a week after President-elect Donald Trump tweeted: Chicago murder… View Article

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