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Everywhere you look, you see violence in our country, and it's nothing new.

A rising tide of gun violence.

Violent crime is on the rise in the city of Los Angeles.

LAPD chief Michael Moore announced Tuesday that the city has experienced a 50% increase in shooting victims during the same time period last year.

We do talk a lot about gun insanity here on eyewitness news these days, and tragically, it was on full display across New York City yesterday.

Nine shootings on Memorial Day.

So just based off the data,

while Chicago has more crime, you're more likely to be a victim of certain violent crimes in Atlanta.

Violence plagues America, which got us to wondering, what role has Hollywood played in this epidemic?

I'm Patrick Crelchy. And I'm Adrianaalcci.

And I'm Adriana Cortez.

And this is Red Pilled America, a storytelling show.

This is not another talk show covering the day's news.

We're all about telling stories.

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