Making our cities safer

27 July 2012

ABC TV Planet America

The recent shootings in Colorado have put gun culture in America back on the agenda but strong constitutional protections mean that mayors and policy makes have to employ creative solutions to help reduce violent gun crime. Former mayor of Pittsburgh Tom Murphy, in Sydney for the Centre's UPE10 Symposium - Next City: Planning for a New Energy and Climate Future, explains how he reduced the homicide rate in his home town by half.

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Tags: Aurora Colorado, Colorado, Gun Control, Guns, John Barron, Tom Murphy

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