Justice Dept. Seeks to Curb Illegal Gun Trafficking
Five strike forces across the country will work with local law enforcement to fight violent crime.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, left, Senator Richard J. Durbin, center, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago announcing a plan to reduce illegal gun sales.Credit.Pool photo by Samuel Corum
July 22, 2021
CHICAGO The Justice Department on Thursday began putting in place a plan to reduce violent crime in the nation’s largest cities, detailing the work of five federal strike forces aimed at disrupting illegal gun traffickers who flood urban streets with illicit firearms.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland traveled to Chicago, where one of the strike forces will be located, to highlight the plan and underscore the Biden administration’s efforts to curb the spread of illegal firearms. A Chicago police officer and two agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were shot while working undercover in the
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