Most Guns in Chicago Crime Sold from Suburban Shops
A new study on guns that were seized by Chicago police shows that suburban gun shops are a main source of guns used in crimes within the city, according to an article from the Chicago Tribune.
The research shows that roughly 29 percent of guns recovered in Chicago between 2008 and the end of March 2012 were bought in Cook County suburbs. Lake County, Ind., was the second largest source – accounting for six percent of the weapons – and other counties surrounding Chicago, including Lake County, Ill., and Will, DuPage and Kane counties, the article states.