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Gun Control & RKBA

DonP

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2. Each case is unique, but ...

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Sun Sep 27, 2015, 09:59 AM

Sep 2015

... in Chicago and Cook County the "straw purchase" and "unlawful use of a weapon" are the first charges they offer to drop in a prosecution to get testimony for the more "serious" crime.

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