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Thanks to all who Tweeted answers on how to get illegal guns off our streets. We're busy working on how to put them into action. Stay tuned.

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Barack Obama
@BarackObama18 Jun 2013
"No matter how long it takes, we're determined to do something about it." —VP Joe Biden on gun violence prevention
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"Black victims typically comprise 75% of Chicago homicide victims. In May, they were about 91%." trib.in/15Tb6cv
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on @WBEZ right now talking about #illinous #gun laws @ #2ndAmendment. @WBEZLive @NRANews @NRA
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"Too Young To Die" photo project continues to document #Chicago violence huff.to/19kMCIJ via @HuffPostChicago
How Background Checks Died newyorker.com/online/blogs/c… via @NewYorker
How Background Checks Died

How Background Checks Died

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ThinkProgress
@thinkprogress17 Apr 2013
BREAKING: Manchin/Toomey amendment to extend gun background checks is voted down thkpr.gs/17HaPea
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Yoko Ono
@yokoono20 Mar 2013
Over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the USA since John Lennon was shot and killed on 8 Dec 1980.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Buying a #Gun in America: kellianderson.com/blog/2013/…
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Chicago Ideas@chicagoideas25 Feb 2013
Be sure to check out @ThisAmerLife episode 488: 'Harper High School, Part Two.' tal.fm/488
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NPR
@NPR21 Feb 2013
Chicago Kids Say They're Assigned To Gangs n.pr/13mQXYS
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Chicago Ideas@chicagoideas13 Feb 2013
Don't miss the upcoming @ThisAmerLife episodes on Harper High - a school at the epicenter of #Chicago's gun violence. bit.ly/UbCcZn
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Chicago's youth violence epidemic is your problem tmoutchi.us/X5rY9B
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Chicago Teen Killed After Performing At Inauguration Was Victim Of Gang Violence, 2 Members Charged thkpr.gs/X2PkzL via @thinkprogress
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Chicago Ideas@chicagoideas11 Feb 2013
"We should be focused on connecting people to training & employment." Nothing stops a bullet like a job cnn.com/2013/02/06/opinion/j… #WhatIfChicago
Nothing stops a bullet like a job | CNN

Nothing stops a bullet like a job | CNN

Van Jones says of course we need gun control. But we also must face that a lot of violence is linked to economic desperation and despair.

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Michelle Obama will host Hadiya Pendleton's parents at State of the Union speech. trib.in/X046Hy
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RT @CBSTopNews: Gun debate takes center stage in Ill. house race cbsn.ws/12mtk29 #chicago
Everybody Killed With Guns In The U.S. In 2010 [Infographic] popsci.com/science/article/2…
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ABC News
@ABC4 Feb 2013
Watch Live as President Obama Outlines his #GunControl Reform Proposal: abcn.ws/live
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