Baltimore County Chief Jim Johnson

2015 has been the deadliest year in Baltimore since the 1970’s, and other major cities are seeing increases in violence too. Last week, officials of police departments from across the country met in Washington to discuss the trend. The prevalence of guns, Synthetic drugs, retaliatory violence were identified as some of the common trends among Baltimore, New York, Milwaukee, Houston and Chicago. Our guest this hour is Baltimore County police chief Jim Johnson, a staunch advocate of tougher gun laws as one way to reduce violence in urban areas. We’ll also speak to Chief Johnson about the world of law enforcement, post-Ferguson-post-Freddie Gray, and plans to outfit officers with body cameras.