Chicago police target gun trafficking following bloody weekend, ahead of Biden strike force
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The Chicago Police Department on Monday announced the creation of a special investigations team to stem the flow of illegal guns into the city amid a summer of increasing violence and following a bloody weekend in which 56 people were shot and 11 others were killed.
The unit will investigate illegal gun sellers and straw purchasers as well as tracing all firearms recovered from crimes. Officials said the initiative will allow officers to intercept guns that would otherwise end up being used by violent offenders. "'Do not buy guns for violent people' is our message," Brown said during a Monday news briefing. "Or you will pay the price for them by doing what we hope to be serious time for your blood money. It's blood money. Whatever they're paying you to go buy these guns – the $500 or whatever the $1,000 – it's blood money and blood is on your hands. And we're coming for you."More Related News