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Police: Gun recoveries rising in Chicago
1 month ago | By WGN TV
CHICAGO - It was another record year for gun confiscations in Chicago.
Police recovered a total of 11,552 firearms, a higher number than in any other recent year.
But it has helped curb street violence?
“It's not having the impact it should, no,” Eugene Roy, former Chicago Police Chief of Detectives, said.
The number of guns recovered by police has increased each year. But shootings have also climbed, though police data shows the total number of shootings is on pace to decline by 20 percent, compared to last year. However, the number of shootings is still higher than in the years leading...
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