On the recordFebruary 14, 2013
Last year, there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city and 65 of those victims were 18 and under. So that's the equivalent of a Newtown every four months.
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Obama highlights the alarming statistics of gun violence in Chicago.
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