Indiana Gun Shop Shut Down.

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[323MAR]

I could not read the article without downloading their stupid app. Not going to happen!

 

[JBP55]

I could not read the article without downloading their stupid app. Not going to happen!

Short Version:

Westforth Sports tied to 850 crime guns in Chicago and 40 federal criminal prosecutions: Lawsuit​

The city's lawsuit alleges Westforth Sports repeatedly broke federal gun laws and ignored clear signs of straw purchasing and gun trafficking, such as high volume, repetitive and multiple-sale transactions involving duplicate or near-duplicate firearms.

According to the suit, Westforth Sports "feeds the market for illegal firearms by knowingly selling its products to an ever-changing roster of gun traffickers and straw (sham) purchasers who transport Westforth Sports' guns from Indiana into Chicago, where they are resold to individuals who cannot legally possess firearms, including convicted felons and drug traffickers."

A 2017 Chicago Police Department report on available gun traces between 2013 and 2016 found Westforth Sports was the third-largest federally licensed source of crime guns in the Chicago area, tied to 2.3% of all recovered crime guns. About 45% of the Westforth Sports guns recovered during that period had a "time-to-crime" of less than three years, and 20% had a time-to-crime of less than a year, according to the report. "Time-to-crime" is the period between the purchase of a gun and its recovery by police in a crime.

Studies of firearms recovered by law enforcement over a longer period — between 2009 and 2016 — "consistently rank Westforth as the highest out-of-state supplier of crime guns in the city, responsible for more than 850 recovered crime guns over this period," according to the complaint.

A review of federal prosecutions from December 2014 to April 2021 for illegal gun purchases in the Northern District of Indiana revealed approximately 44% of the cases involved sales at Westforth Sports, the lawsuit says.

Firearms purchased at Westforth Sports have been associated with homicides, assaults, domestic violence and more, according to Everytown. The advocacy group says the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives inspected Westforth Sports at least six times between 2010 and 2021, and each inspection resulted in violations — many of which were repeats.

In court filings, attorneys for Westforth have argued the company sells firearms in Indiana to Indiana residents, in compliance with state and federal law.

The majority of illegally used or possessed firearms recovered in Chicago are traced back to states with less regulation over firearms, such as Indiana and Mississippi, according to the 2017 report. Indiana is the primary source for approximately one out of every five crime guns, the report found.

 

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Reminds me of Elliott's Small Arms on Jefferson Hwy and Causeway. Besides forging LEO identities to obtain blue label guns for resale at regular prices, they were charged with supplying hundreds of guns that were used in crimes.

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[323MAR]

Nissan vehicles are involved in more collisions in the New Orleans area than any other make. Is it time raid the Nissan dealerships?