“The Department of Justice will continue to do everything in its power to help the city of Chicago combat gun violence,” Holder said in a statement. “These new agents are a sign of the federal government’s ongoing commitment to helping local leaders ensure Chicago’s streets are safe.”
Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, who holds weekly news conferences to highlight the fact that the department seizes more illegal guns than any other police force in the country, welcomed the increased federal resources.
“We have enjoyed an ever-improving and increasingly productive relationship with our federal partners,” he said in the statement.