Sen. Durbin: Make Criminal Justice System Fair For Minorities– Start With Gun Control
(CNSNews.com) - Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says the criminal justice system in America is “a harsher system for poor people, especially people of color,” and that no serious discussion of crime, “can start with any other topic than guns.”
“People are angry about the fact that we have two separate systems of justice in America. One for people with money and connections – and a harsher system for poor people, especially people of color,” Durbin told an audience at the City Club of Chicago on Friday [1].
“There are several ways we can make our criminal justice system fairer or more effective. No serious discussion of crime in Chicago or America can start with any other topic than guns.”
“We cannot allow ourselves to be numbed or resigned when it comes to the deadly impact and easy access of firearms,” Durbin told the crowd.
“I went to the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agency office a few months ago here in Chicago, they just completed a survey of the crime guns that were seized in the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago. 40 percent of those crime guns can be traced directly to gun shows in Northwest Indiana. All you need to do is produce an ID there and you can fill up the trunk of your car with guns and ammo.”
Durbin continued to say the only way to address the issue is through elections, “Until we start replacing members of Congress who live in fear of the NRA. Congress is going to stand on the sidelines while this gun death epidemic continues.”
The City of Chicago website hosts a 2014 report on the impact of illegal guns [2]. The “Tracing the Guns” report shows 19% of Chicago’s illegal guns came from Indiana.
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