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mystery-ak:
 Merrick Garland heading to Chicago to tackle surging gun violence
By Josh Gerstein 6 hrs ago


Attorney General Merrick Garland is heading to his hometown of Chicago on Thursday to signal the Biden administration’s commitment to reining in the surge of gun violence plaguing many of America’s biggest cities.

Garland is set to unveil a set of new gun “strike forces” aimed at shutting down the pipelines of guns being illegally trafficked into urban centers, but his visit is sure to be received with some skepticism as just the latest policy pronouncement from Washington. Shootings in the Windy City have seemed out of control for years, particularly in the summer.

Last weekend, 56 people were shot in Chicago; 11 of them fatally. Over the Fourth of July weekend, at least 108 people were shot with at least 17 people killed, according to the Chicago Tribune.

"We are redoubling our efforts as ATF works with law enforcement to track the movement of illegal firearms used in violent crimes," Garland said in a statement. "These strike forces enable sustained coordination across multiple jurisdictions to help disrupt the worst gun trafficking corridors."

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IsailedawayfromFR:
He is ready to inflict more pain on its citizens of course by more laws which are ignored by criminals that only affect law-abiding citizens.

And would not dare to try the same shit in Texas.

Elderberry:
 DOJ creates gun trafficking strike forces in five cities to crack down on sources of firearm-related
« on: July 22, 2021, 09:36:54 AM
https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,443262.msg2463041.html#msg2463041


--- Quote ---DOJ creates gun trafficking strike forces in five cities to crack down on sources of firearm-related crime

Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to travel to Chicago on Thursday to highlight the Justice Department's new anti-gun trafficking initiative focused on five cities, as the Biden administration faces political pressure to deal with spikes in crime.

The department launched anti-gun trafficking strike forces to be based in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, the San Francisco Bay area and Washington, DC, which are known corridors where illegal guns are being trafficked and used in deadly shootings and other crimes.

The strike forces will be "focused on disrupting illegal firearms trafficking networks," Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco told CNN's Brianna Keilar.

"We obviously always want to go after the individual who is pulling the trigger that's costing lives in our communities, but we also need to go after the networks, the very illegal trafficking networks that are putting those guns in the hands of those criminals in the first place," Monaco said Thursday on CNN's "New Day."

The goal is to better coordinate federal, state and local law enforcement agencies across jurisdictions to disrupt trafficking networks from the place where guns originate, where they travel through other jurisdictions, and to the places where they're ultimately used to commit violent crime, according to a Justice Department official.


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PeteS in CA:
Just get thugs off the streets and "gun violence and the other kinds of violence about which Dems don't care will decrease significantly.

sneakypete:

--- Quote from: mystery-ak on July 22, 2021, 03:51:46 pm --- Merrick Garland heading to Chicago to tackle surging gun violence
By Josh Gerstein 6 hrs ago


--- Quote ---Attorney General Merrick Garland is heading to his hometown of Chicago on Thursday to signal the Biden administration’s commitment to reining in the surge of gun violence plaguing many of America’s biggest cities.

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Seems like sooner or later,these "educated" fools would realize that is the SHOOTERS doing the shooting,not the guns. Guns have no mind,and they don't point and shoot themselves.

It's such a SIMPLE concept to understand. Right at the level of children understanding to not touch fire or a hot stove because it is hot.

Why,ifn ah didunt no betta,ah mite spect dey was a hidden 'genda in plai!

But I am going to look on the bright side,and just hope one,or even several of Chicago's denizens shoot him while he is there.
 
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