Following the Firearms: For gun offenders, police want sentences to send tough message

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March 23, 2011
Brandt Williams - Reporter, Jiyaad Copeland - Interviewee, Bret Lindback - Interviewee, Rob Allen - Interviewee
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MPR News presents the series "Following the Firearms: Gun Violence in Minneapolis," which looks at where guns are coming from, and the impact of gun violence in Minnesota's largest city. In this report, MPR’s Brandt Williams talks to a gun offender now serving time, and explains what law enforcement officials are doing to try to reduce gun violence and keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons.

This is the second in a four-part series.

Click links below for other reports in series:

part 1: https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2011/03/22/following-the-firearms-gun-violence-in-minneapolis-gun-sources

part 3: https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2011/03/24/following-the-firearms-emotional-scars-run-deep-for-those-affected-by-gun-violence

part 4: https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2011/03/25/following-the-firearms-rules-behind-tracing-guns-a-political-football-in-washington

Awarded:

2012 RTDNA Murrow Award, Radio - Large Market, Region 4 / Audio: News Series category

2012 National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Exellence Award, RADIO - Investigative category

2011 NBNA Eric Sevareid Award, first place in Series - Large Market Radio category

2011 Minnesota AP Award, first place in Series/Special - Radio Division, Class Three category

2012 MNSPJ Page One Award, first place in Online - Best use of Multimedia category

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