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CHICAGO (AP) — A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit the city of Chicago filed against a northwestern Indiana store that alleged it sold hundreds of guns in straw purchases that ended up in the hands of felons or at crime scenes in the city.

Chicago lawsuit against Indiana gun store dismissed- Associated PressA judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit the city of Chicago filed against a northwestern Indiana store that alleged it sold hundreds of guns in straw purchases that ended up in the hands of felons or at crime scenes in the city. The...

A Cook County judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the city against a Northwest Indiana gun shop.

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Chicagos mayor identified gun stores whose wares consistently wound up in city crimes. ATF records show the agency had been lenient on them.

The city of Chicago sued a gun store in Indiana, claiming the store is tied to 850 firearms recovered from crime scenes INSIDER 2 hrs ago insider@insider.com (Lauren Frias) © REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo Chicagos Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a science initiative event at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, on July 23, 2020.JPG REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo The city of Chicago sued an Indiana gun store for contributing to gun trafficking. May...

(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) It’s not new for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to blame Chicago’s crime on “lax gun laws” in neighboring states like Indiana, but Lightfoot’s now taking her bluster to a whole new level; suing an Indiana gun store that she and other city officials say is fueling the violence in the Windy City. In the new lawsuit filed on Monday, the city alleges that Westforth Sports of Gary, Indiana is “knowingly” selling guns to straw buyers and firearms traffickers ...

CHICAGO — Attorneys for the city filed a lawsuit Monday against a Northwest Indiana gun shop alleging it has flouted federal gun laws for more than a decade, flooding the city with guns that are resold to those who cannot legally own them. The lawsuit against Westforth Sports Inc. in Calumet Township seeks a court order placing the gun shop under supervision for five years and requiring it to preserve records, train employees, assist in the recovery of illegally sold guns and post bonds th...

CHICAGO — The city of Chicago on Monday sued a northwest Indiana gun store alleging it has sold hundreds of guns to straw buyers that wound up in the hands of felons or at crime scenes in the city, some within days of purchase. The lawsuit filed in Cook County Chancery Court seeks a court order requiring Westforth Sports Inc., of Gary, to cease practices contributing to gun trafficking, as well as unspecified damages. According to the suit, Westforth Sports, which is just 10 miles from the...