Facing Violence; Guns Under Fire
- Series
- Facing Violence
- Episode
- Guns Under Fire
- Producing Organization
- WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Contributing Organization
- The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-526-dn3zs2md17
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Opens with montage of news and movie clips and photos of scenes using handguns. John Callaway leads a panel of men and women who discuss issues of gun ownership, sales, laws, abuse, and related topics. Two of the panelists are African-Americans: one a former gang member and one a current gun owner and enthusiast. Host, John Callaway; [panelists:] Pat Valentino, Illinois State Rifle Association; Sherwin Tarnoff, gun dealer; Denise Krasicki, Bradley Hodges, gun owner[s]; Erik Larson, author: Lethal passage; Shawn Parker, former gang member.
- Series Description
- "Now in its fifth year, the Chicago Matters project, a collaborative effort of WTTW, The Chicago Community Trust, and WBEZ radio, grapples with a hot topic that is on the minds of people everywhere--violence. The four programs in the series all address a different aspect of violence, concentrating on rehabilitation, understanding and weapon control ... GUNS UNDER FIRE examines the fact that almost 46% of all households in America have at least one gun. Weapon owners and law-abiding residents of high crime Chicago neighborhoods come together to give their view of gun control"--excerpts from 1994 Peabody Awards entry form.
- Broadcast Date
- 1994-04-20
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:57:18.548
- Credits
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Producing Organization: WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the
University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-ffa6b4f5f2f (Filename)
Format: U-matic
Duration: 0:56:37
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Facing Violence; Guns Under Fire,” 1994-04-20, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 23, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-dn3zs2md17.
- MLA: “Facing Violence; Guns Under Fire.” 1994-04-20. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 23, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-dn3zs2md17>.
- APA: Facing Violence; Guns Under Fire. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-dn3zs2md17