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Police Superintendent David Brown announces the formation of the GIT: Gun Investigations Team. (Photo: Facebook<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Desperate to staunch the bloodshed on the streets of the Windy City, the Chicago Police Dept. announced on Monday the formation of a new task force that it hopes will interrupt the \u201cillegal flow of guns into the city.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Called the \u201cGun Investigations Team<\/a>” (GIT), the 50-person unit consisting of CPD officers and ATF agents will conduct probes designed to crack down on illegal gun sellers, traffickers, and straw purchasers, while at the same time putting emphasis on Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card revocations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my meeting with other leaders from across the country and @POTUS<\/a> today, we discussed both short-term and long-term solutions to gun violence. We need a sense of urgency right now so we can save lives and serious consequences for those driving gun violence in our cities. https:\/\/t.co\/2LVWwLypCs<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Chicago Police Superintendent David O. Brown (@ChiefDavidBrown) July 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n

“The point of this investigations team \u2014 which is new and unique, and a first in its class \u2014 is to get the gun before it hits the streets at the trafficking level,” said Police Superintendent David Brown at the press conference. “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.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operationally, the GIT will also get help from a 24-hour gun trafficking tip-line open to the public.  Citizens who call in may receive \u201csignificant payouts\u201d if the information they provide leads to an arrest.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Why Record-Setting Gun Sales Have Nothing To Do with Spike in Violent Crime <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just this past weekend, as many as 50 people were shot in the city, 11 of which succumbed to their wounds.  Brown issued a stern warning to those who may be assisting violent criminals in obtaining firearms.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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,” Brown said.  \u201cWhatever they’re paying you to go buy these guns … it’s blood money.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spoke about the Chicago Police Department’s efforts to reduce gun violence in our city at a press conference this morning. Our mission is to stop the flow of guns in Chicago to make our communities safer. This includes the creation of our new Gun Investigations Team. pic.twitter.com\/FbgjqWxx2b<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Chicago Police Superintendent David O. Brown (@ChiefDavidBrown) July 19, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n

Chicago\u2019s GIT faces an uphill battle and it may not make any real strides for some time.\u00a0 That is because most guns used in crimes take an average of eight years to reach criminal hands, as GunsAmerica has previously reported<\/a>.\u00a0 This is what the ATF calls \u201ctime-to-crime,\u201d<\/a> and it means that, on average, the guns purchased in 2020 won\u2019t show up at crime scenes until 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likely, there are thousands of older guns circulating on the black market in Chicago.  Resourceful gangsters and drug dealers will have no problem sourcing these firearms for the foreseeable future.  It goes without saying but let\u2019s hope that Chicago PD is putting as much focus on putting these violent offenders behind bars as it is on attacking the supply chain of \u201ccrime guns.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interesting to note that in April of 2020 Chicago\u2019s biggest jail<\/a> \u2014 the Cook County Jail \u2014 released roughly one-fourth of its inmates over COVID-19 concerns.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state also agreed to release another 1,000 inmates<\/a> back in March of this year following a lawsuit in federal court that initially sought the release of 13,000 prisoners<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Desperate to staunch the bloodshed on the streets of the Windy City, the Chicago Police Dept. announced on Monday the formation of a new task force that it hopes will interrupt the \u201cillegal flow of guns into the city.\u201d  Called the \u201cGun Investigations Team” (GIT), the 50-person unit consisting of CPD officers and ATF agents […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":148077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[132,607,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-148076","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-buzz","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"\nChicago PD Forms \u2018Gun Investigations Team\u2019 to Combat Violence, Meanwhile More Inmates Were Released this Year<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chicago PD Forms \u2018Gun Investigations Team\u2019 to Combat Violence, Meanwhile More Inmates Were Released this Year - Uncategorized\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/chicago-pd-forms-gun-investigations-team-to-combat-violence-meanwhile-more-inmates-were-released-this-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chicago PD Forms \u2018Gun Investigations Team\u2019 to Combat Violence, Meanwhile More Inmates Were Released this Year\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Police Superintendent David Brown announces the formation of the GIT: Gun Investigations Team. 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