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The University of Chicago published its annual Crime Lab report on Tuesday, offering informative statistics but precious few reasons for the drastic increase in gun violence Chicago saw in 2016.

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Guns.com reported recently on a US Department of Justice press release on a domestic violence study, making the familiar call for less access to firearms.

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With 1,300 more shooting victims than last year and over 750 homicides so far this year, Chicago is experiencing its deadliest year in nearly two decades.

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A favorite talking points of gun control advocates is the need for studies on gun violence and the insistence that the CDC be banned from said research.

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Gunpolicy.org calls itself the “world's most comprehensive and accessible Web source for published evidence on armed violence, firearm law and gun control.”

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The weekend violence pushed the number of shootings in the city so far this year to over 1,000 more than this time last year.

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The “if it bleeds, it leads” emphasis in the news media feeds into a characteristic of human psychology called negativity bias.

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Despite controversy surrounding the unusual approach to crime prevention, several other cities, including Washington D.C., are following suit.

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Senator Lee Harris recently objected to economist, John Lott, testifying before the Judiciary Committee, citing Lott's questionable record of research.

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The rate is higher than it was at the height of the city's crack and heroin epidemic in 1999, but authorities believe drugs still fuel most of the murders.

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A Boston medical group has published new data arguing that restricting adult gun ownership will reduce kids carrying guns and, thus, lower homicide rates.

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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake blamed the city's violence on repeat offenders and "unfettered access to guns.”

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