Chicago Debates Merits of ShotSpotter Technology

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday April 4, 2010 @03:24AM from the think-of-it-as-a-ping-that-makes-bad-people-go-away dept.

theodp writes "After a week that saw more than 40 people shot and at least 4 killed, Chicago politicians and police are at odds on whether to implement ShotSpotter, a camera and acoustic sensor-based gunshot-location system that is designed to pinpoint a shooter's location within seconds. The Chicago Police Department opposes such a move, saying ShotSpotter wasn't reliable in an earlier trial and — at $250,000 for a square mile of coverage — is too expensive. The company says the system has dramatically lowered crime rates in cities across the country. ShotSpotter is currently deployed in two countries and 51 US cities and counties."

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Re:Here's a radical idea by Coffee+Warlord · 2010-04-04 03:40 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Not exactly. Firearms are banned within the Chicago city limits (and probably a couple other smaller towns, but I dunno), but the state issues firearm owners licenses. No concealed carry permits in the entire state, though.
There's been a big push lately to repeal Chicago's anti gun laws, with some recent court decisions.