The Business of Guns

Topping the list of notorious gun sellers is Chuck’s Guns in Riverdale, Illinois. Some 1,500 guns found at Chicago-area crime scenes were traced to sales from the shop between 2009 and 2013, making it responsible for more gun crime than the next two dealers in the United States combined. One Chuck’s gun was even involved in the death of a Chicago police officer. By contrast, the average number of gun crimes linked to dealerships in the Riverdale area during the same time period is just three. Chuck’s Guns is a case study in geography: it is just

Chuck’s Guns is just outside Chicago itself, meaning that the city’s strict gun control laws do not apply.

Chapter 2: Retailers

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