Crime, Guns & Solutions: What Are We Doing to Stop the Flow of Guns in Illinois?
Please join Christopher Amon, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Chicago Field Division, Brendan Kelly, Director of the Illinois State Police, and Kim Smith, Director of Programs for the University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab to discuss the source of guns coming into our region, and what can be done to eliminate them from our communities.
Event Details
- Date: Wednesday, Sep 11, 2024
- Location: Maggiano’s Banquets, 111 W. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60654
The Joyce Foundation is hosting a three-part series, Ending Gun Violence in Chicago: Connecting Policy, Practice and Community, in partnership with the City Club of Chicago and in collaboration with WTTW’s Firsthand Initiative & WTTW News.
Today, in Chicago there is a strong correlation between the flood of illegal guns — almost more than anywhere in the nation — and the volume of gun violence in our communities.
While the Chicago Police Department have made progress in getting guns off the streets — in 2023 CPD recovered more than 12,000 guns for the third consecutive year — that is a drop in the bucket and the flow of illegal guns continues.
At the conclusion of these three forums, a white paper of the key takeaways and recommendations from the discussions will be developed and shared with policy makers and civic leaders in the region.
Featured Panelists
- Kim Smith, Director of Programs, University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab
- Christopher Amon, Special Agent in Charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Chicago Field Division
- Brendan Kelly, Director of the Illinois State Police