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Podcast: WBEZ News
Episode: Routine traffic stops are resulting in gun charges for thousands of Chicagoan
Description: There has been a rapid increase of people getting pulled over for traffic violations and being arrested by Chicago Police.
What’s more: these motorists are being arrested for unlawful use of a weapon charges – even though they’re not using a gun at all.
A WBEZ analysis shows the number has grown by more than 700 percent since 2014.
Critics say they’re people who simply don’t have the proper paperwork when they’re pulled over and the resulting gun charges have a dramatic impact on their lives.
WBEZ’s Jessica Alvarado Gamez has documented this increase and joins us to discuss wha...