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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Except Foxy the DA will let all the minority criminals out without bail and reduce charges to something like J walking.
Epic stupidity.
Do not buy guns for violent people is our message
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I guess ‘violent people’ are an endangered, protected species. Often seen at peaceful protests. Easily provoked (dissed), and prone to protect their territory.
I like it. Condense that down and would make a great T-shirt or sign.
Guns Cause Violence
Spoons Cause Obesity
Pencils Cause Bad Grades
If states had mandatory 10 year, no parole sentences on top of whatever other felony were to occur, there would only be drive by spoonings.
Are they arresting Hunter Biden?
Obviously when a Black Person gets ahold of a Gun they feel compelled to shoot someone.
They think that Blacks are too stupid to get an ID and too stupid to own a Gun.
I wonder what else they think Black People are to stupid to do?
Might make a difference...
But I know lawyers...sucking on the system...going thru the motions...the same old same old.
At some point some lawyers might be on the wrong side of a bullet.
Wouldn't that be racist?
We know who the lions share of the shooters are. So, yes, it would be called racist. And that's why we call it "gun violence".
Maybe one of the first things to do would be to round up the two named individuals (& others just like them) & make real examples of them. This would be like working from the top down, but the actual shooters need to be swiftly punished as well. They could all swing from the same gallows the same day.
The Mexican cartels will cash in. They can use the drug pipeline from the border to Chicago to ship firearms.
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