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Gun Rights Group Hopes to Arm Chicago, Other Major U.S. Cities

The Armed Citizen Project, a nonprofit group that arms residents living in high-crime cities, reportedly hopes to put shotguns in the hands of residents living in Chicago.

The group is currently arming residents in the Houston and Tuscon areas, but hopes for expansion into more than 15 cities, including Chicago, according to DNAinfo.com.

The group’s mission is to arm law-abiding citizens and train them in safety, legal, and tactical measures, according to ACP’s website. All participants who to receive a weapon and take the training program will receive a shotgun, for free.

The ACP’s website calls Chicago’s current gun policies “overzealous” and an “utter failure” that results in "historically high levels of gun violence."