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Sun-Times: Getting a gun in Chicago quick and easy
Getting a gun in Chicago quick and easyBY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter August 25, 2012
Want to know how to get a gun?
Just ask Chris.
The skinny teen attends high school in Chicago and is a talented athlete. But he’s also a notorious gunslinger.
As a shooter in a South Side gang, he can get his hands on a gun as quick as you can get a burger at a fast-food restaurant.
“I will make a call and say I need a gun. I will ride down the street on my bike and get it — five minutes.”
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He knows men whose full-time job in the underground economy is to buy guns from suburban stores and illegally sell them to criminals. ............(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/14618767-418/getting-a-gun-in-chicago-quick-and-easy.html
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