Posted on 07/20/2021 3:39:56 AM PDT by Libloather
Following another violent weekend in Chicago in which 56 people were shot, 11 fatally, the Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown announced a new strategy to combat gun violence.
Brown said the department will create a team of 50 officers to target gun traffickers, straw buyers, unscrupulous licensed firearms dealers and anyone who facilitates the flow of illegal guns into the city.
"The point of this investigations team -- which is new and unique, and a first in its class -- is to get the gun before it hits the streets at the trafficking level," Brown said at a news conference Monday. "These third parties need to hear me loud and clear: We're coming for you, and we're going to try to charge you with the highest charge we can, if not in the federal system, then at the state attorney's office."
The new strategy comes amid an 11% increase in shootings in Chicago this year over the same time period as last year.
Aiming his words at those who purchase illegal guns used in crimes, he said, "Do not buy guns for violent people is our message, or you will pay the price for them by doing what we hope to be serious time."
"Whatever they're paying you to go buy these guns ... it's blood money," Brown said. "Blood is on your hands, and we're coming for you."
He said the new gun investigations team will work closely with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as well as state and federal prosecutors in an attempt to demolish any gun pipelines into the city and bring purveyors of illegal firearms to justice.
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For their next trick, they will stop the sun rising tomorrow.
Not one word about going after and jailing/executing the actual shooters.
This will fail because it is just as STUPID as fighting drug addiction by going after the dealers.
The supply of firearms (legal or illegal) is not the root of the violence problem.
Wouldn't that be racist?
Just curious....these gun traffickers, straw buyers, unscrupulous licensed firearms dealers...are they people of ‘color’ or white dudes?
It just sounds like you’d put twenty cops on a 500 man-hour chase....to hunt down ‘Larry’ from Cleveland who sold one single pistol to some juvenile black drug dealer in Chicago. If you don’t recover the gun from the crime....then the whole thing becomes a joke.
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I thought the problem was with the Whities in the 'burbs...
Nope. And I’m sure all of the dark people are a-skared. Governors in blue states just open jail doors and let dark people out.
Of course, if you happen to be a Republican - yes, you will spend time in jail.
“Do not buy guns for violent people is our message, or you will pay the price for them by doing what we hope to be serious time.”
Yep. The “violent people” aren’t the problem it seems. It is the guns, and the people that buy them.
“paying the price for them”. That really does say that the violent people won’t pay the price! Of course, those violent people are voters, so...
Chicago, what a wonderful place to sell ammo....
“and we’re going to try to charge you with the highest charge we can, if not in the federal system, then at the state attorney’s office.”
But charging the people who are actually pulling the triggers is completely out of the question.
Idiots.
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Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown doesn't say what they intend to do with all those who use guns, from any source, in a crime. They could go out tomorrow and arrest hundreds they already let go. Blame the inanimate guns, ignore the criminal.
Guns cause violence like spoons made me fat and my pencil caused me to make math errors.
Translation:
We need to find 50 inside desk spots for some two-year rookies who are too connected and precious to work the streets.
Well, we can't expect them to go after the dealers.. Narcotics is the life's blood of the democratic party..
Bread and Circuses. “We are going to spend a lot of money to make it appear as if we are doing something”
What next?
Blaming sharp sticks.?
Ah,, “it’s the criminally disposed person, Stupid.”
Translation” We will go after the legal gun dealers and let the criminals who use the guns go free to vote for us”.
They should arm everyone……..
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