Activists Call for Legislation After 3 Fort Campbell Soldiers Are Accused of Illegally Selling Weapons Used in Shootings

Activists Call for Legislation After 3 Fort Campbell Soldiers Are Accused of Illegally Selling Weapons Used in Shootings
A photo of the entrance sign outside of Gate 3 at Fort Campbell, Ky., on June 4, 2015. (Sam Shore/U.S. Army)
19 May 2021
Chicago Tribune
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By
Paige Fry
After three U.S. Army soldiers were accused of conspiring to buy firearms in Tennessee and illegally sell them in Chicago, two local activists are calling for politicians to come up with new legislation to screen people joining the armed services.
Tio Hardiman, executive director of Violence Interrupters, and Paul McKinley, of Voice of the Ex-Offender, held a news conference outside Chicago police headquarters on Tuesday in response to a criminal complaint filed May 10 against Demarcus Adams, 21, Jarius Brunson, 22, and Brandon Miller, 22, soldiers stationed at Fort Campbell in Clarksville, Tennessee. They were charged with multiple offenses, including wire fraud, transferring a firearm to an out-of-state resident, money laundering, conspiracy and other gun-related counts, according to the complaint.

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