
McCarthy says of the 1,500 people arrested in the first half of the year for illegal gun possession, three out of four are "immediately back out on the street."
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CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says he thinks police are “doing a pretty good job” getting guns off the streets, but he says prosecutors and judges have to be held accountable when so many people arrested are ending up back on the street.
“We have a problem in this country,” Supt. McCarthy says. “It’s right there.”
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“That’s the biggest problem in this country.”