FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence

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FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence

Local, USA: Season 7 Episode 7 | 24m 32s | CC

The number of gun violence victims in Chicago may fluctuate, but the psychological trauma in many neighborhoods is constant. How do wounded communities heal? FIRSTHAND: GUN VIOLENCE explores the personal stories of people whose lives have been affected and how each, in their own way, is transforming pain and struggle into hope and action.

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