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hack89

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14. 40% from Illinois, 20% from Indiana

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 01:45 PM

Jul 2019

WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF ILLEGAL CHICAGO GUNS?

According to the Trace Report, about 40 percent of illegally used or possessed firearms recovered in Chicago from 2013 to 2016 came from dealers in Illinois. The remaining 60 percent came from states with less regulation over firearms. Indiana accounted for about 1 in 5 of these weapons, followed by Mississippi and Wisconsin. The report says these trends have been consistent over the past decade. In the same time span, seven gun or sporting goods stores in Illinois were the top 10 source dealers of recovered weapons in Chicago. Three others were in Indiana.

https://www.apnews.com/64e34cffb7db4dc7bf9bcda2ea201ea7

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So awful democrank Jul 2019 #1

I've read there a lot of shootings in Chicago. Bonx Jul 2019 #2

And this is why I hate guns and gun owners. Initech Jul 2019 #3

What about the actual perpetrators of this crime? n/t Odoreida Jul 2019 #4

I don't know. Initech Jul 2019 #6

The problem in Chicago is violent criminals with illegal guns hack89 Jul 2019 #5

And how many of those guns were stolen? Initech Jul 2019 #7

Six percent according to the DOJ hack89 Jul 2019 #8

Because only violent criminals with illegal guns contribute the problem as a whole. LanternWaste Jul 2019 #10

The demographics of gun violence are well known hack89 Jul 2019 #12

Guns from Indiana are flooding South Chi, Illinois should sue Indiana for this shit uponit7771 Jul 2019 #9

40% from Illinois, 20% from Indiana hack89 Jul 2019 #14

Chicago was doing much much better when it banned handguns fescuerescue Jul 2019 #11

For second year in a row, double-digit decreases in gun violence in Chicago hack89 Jul 2019 #13