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Editorial: Rest in Infamy, Westforth Sports Gun Store. We’re Glad to See You Go.

12.21.2023

Chicago, IL (Chicago Tribune) – Goodbye, Westforth Sports of Gary, Indiana.

Good riddance to an arms dealer whose careless practices resulted in hundreds of guns flooding into Chicago.

The nonprofit newsroom Pro Publica recently obtained a deposition the store’s owner gave in 2022, after being sued by the city of Chicago. In his sworn remarks, Earl Westforth described his unbelievably shoddy “system” for determining who could buy guns at his loathsome store.

More information regarding the specifics of this case can be found here.