Source:	Date: 2021
'VT Gun Incident':
GOV Analysis:
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Date: 2/19/2021	Town: Brattleboro
VT Resident?: MASSACHUSETTS	Law Abiding Citizen Prior to Incident: Felon
Event Type: Possession	Firearm Crime: Possession
Injury Type: None
Actual Gun Use: No	Gun Actually Fired: No
Domestic Violence: No	Suicide: No
Details: Tahj McCormick, 25, a street gang member from Springfield, Massachusetts, part of the “Sycamore Street Posse” was arrested for illegally purchasing two handguns. McCormick is a convicted felon caught in an ATF sting operation in Burlington. McCormick is a career criminal who, according to Massachusetts Assistant District Attorney Cary Szafranski in 2016, had "a five-page record despite being only 20 years old."
NO law will prevent crime. No law will stop criminals from getting guns. Gun Control only effects the law-abiding citizen and the politicians know it.
News Articles
Source 1: 2/22/2021: Mass. felon remains held in Vt. pending federal hearing in weapons case
Source 2: 2/26/21: Mass. gang member ordered held pending trial
Source 3: 2/26/21: Alleged Gang Member Arrested for Buying Guns in Brattleboro Sting
Source 4: 10/29/2016: 20-year-old Wilbraham man with 5-page arrest record jailed after 2nd gun arrest in year
Source 5: 1/14/2022: Alleged gang member sentenced for Brattleboro gun possession
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