Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

Chicago gets 20 ATF agents to help new gun task force, Trump takes credit

by Brian Seay

Twenty more federal agents are now in Chicago, working as part of a new task force that will crack down on gun traffickers and repeat gun offenders.

The post Chicago gets 20 ATF agents to help new gun task force, Trump takes credit appeared first on Guns.com.

12 task force officers 14 percent 2017 289th Military Police Company additional agents all districts approach ATF attorney general jeff sessions bloodshed camera feeds carnage chicago Chicago Gun Strike Force Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel chicago police department city Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez CPD Bureau of Organized Crime Chief Anthony Riccio crack down Crime data data-driven approach department of justice detectives drive down englewood experts federal agents Gov. Bruce Rauner gun traffickers gun-related deaths Guns gunshot detection tech had been in the works had not discussed strategies illegal flow illinois local National Integrated Ballistics Information Network nerve centers North Lawndale old timers optimistic Police police districts Police officers Politics & 2nd Amendment President Donald Trump press conference repeat gun offenders repeated Safe Neighborhoods Reform Act send in the feds shootings are down six intelligence research specialists state strong leadership success Superintendent Eddie Johnson task force trace Trump administration tweet twenty twitter two task force officers U.S. Attorney unsolved shootings violence violent windy city work is by no means done

Chicago police recruits first to receive training on new use-of-force policies

by Andrew Shepperson

Chicago police recruits will be the first to undergo training on the new use-of-force policies introduced in May to emphasize sanctity of life, de-escalation, and accountability.

The post Chicago police recruits first to receive training on new use-of-force policies appeared first on Guns.com.

chicago Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel chicago police Chicago police use of force CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson firearms Guns Police police use of force

Bipartisan push in Illinois legislature would increase sentencing for repeat gun offenders

by Brian Seay

In an effort to curb Chicago gun violence, the Illinois House on Monday approved a bill that would boost sentencing requirements for repeat gun offenders.

The post Bipartisan push in Illinois legislature would increase sentencing for repeat gun offenders appeared first on Guns.com.

amendment Assistant Cook County State's Attorney ATF behavior bill black caucus breather chicago Chicago Democrat Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel choose city classes convictions County Crime crime lab crimes criminal justice system cycle debate Democrats diversion program draft fbi federal government former Assistant State's Attorney General Assembly gun crimes Gun Laws gun violence Guns homicides house House Minority Leader Jim Durkin Illinois House illinois law Illinois Senate jobs judge Kwame Raoul legislation legislature monday murders neighborhoods no offenders Opportunity Police Politics & 2nd Amendment prison program question ravaged repeat gun offenders republican Senate Bill 1722 sentencing range shootings strategic subject list streets streets taken back sunset provision Superintendent Eddie Johnson university of chicago violence Will Guzzardi windy city

DOJ: Chicago police have engaged in pattern of Constitutional abuses

by Brian Seay

The Justice Department said Chicago police have a broken system of accountability, poor training and supervision, and has consistently violated the Fourth Amendment in its use of force.

The post DOJ: Chicago police have engaged in pattern of Constitutional abuses appeared first on Guns.com.

13 month Attorney General Attorney General Loretta Lynch Baltimore Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel chicago police department Civil Rights Division consent decree constitutional abuses cpd Crime department department of justice doj Donald Trump Fourth Amendment friday head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division Independent Police Review Authority Chief Administrator Sharon Fairley investigation Jeff Sessions Laquan McDonald pattern Police Politics & 2nd Amendment Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta report second largest police department south side U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon use of force