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Despite having strict gun laws, Chicago faces high rates of violence due to "straw purchases" where legal buyers provide weapons to criminals. Mo'fax argues that the city's handgun ban was a failure that only victimized law-abiding seniors. He suggests that instead of policing the streets, authorities should investigate gun shops that habitually sell weapons used in crimes.
The hosts debate the merits of gun tracing versus a government registry of gun owners. Adam Curry expresses skepticism about any government list, comparing it to COVID-19 contact tracing. Mo'fax argues that tracing a weapon's "life" back to a bad-actor dealer is a necessary step to address a public health crisis that is far more lethal than the pandemic.
