U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch attend a meeting with various law enforcement leadership and Illinois-area Strike Force Teams at the U.S. Attorney's Office as an initiative was announced today to reduce gun violence with five cross-jurisdictional strike forces by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key U.S. regions, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 23, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch attend a meeting with various law enforcement leadership and Illinois-area Strike Force Teams at the U.S. Attorney's Office as an initiative was announced today to reduce gun violence with five cross-jurisdictional strike forces by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key U.S. regions, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 23, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland attends a meeting with various law enforcement leadership and Illinois-area Strike Force Teams at the U.S. Attorney's Office as an initiative was announced today to reduce gun violence with five cross-jurisdictional strike forces by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key U.S. regions, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 23, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch attend a meeting with various law enforcement leadership and Illinois-area Strike Force Teams at the U.S. Attorney's Office as an initiative was announced today to reduce gun violence with five cross-jurisdictional strike forces by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key U.S. regions, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 23, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, meets with the youths playing in a youth baseball game held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, meets with the children playing in a youth baseball game held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, meets with the youths playing in a youth baseball game held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, watches a youth baseball game held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to community leaders while visiting youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to community leaders while visiting youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, talks with John Lausch, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, as they walk between youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, talks with John Lausch, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, as they walk between youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, talks with John Lausch, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, as they walk between youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, and senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) listen to community leaders while visiting youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, and senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) listen to community leaders while visiting youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to community leaders while visiting youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to community leaders while visiting youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to community leaders while visiting youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to community leaders while visiting youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, talks with Dick Durbin (D-IL) while visiting youth baseball games held by the Chicago Westside Sports at Columbus Park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, takes questions from reporters before attending a listening session on reducing gun violence at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, holds a listening session on reducing gun violence at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, holds a listening session on reducing gun violence at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, speaks as he holds a listening session on reducing gun violence at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, holds a listening session on reducing gun violence at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, takes questions from reporters before attending a listening session on reducing gun violence at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, takes questions from reporters before attending a listening session on reducing gun violence at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, takes questions from reporters before attending a listening session on reducing gun violence at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, takes questions from reporters before attending a listening session on reducing gun violence at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to a presentation alongside Lori Lightfoot, the Mayor of Chicago, and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), while visiting the Chicago Police Department Strategic Decision Support Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to a presentation while visiting the Chicago Police Department Strategic Decision Support Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to a presentation while visiting the Chicago Police Department Strategic Decision Support Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to a presentation while visiting the Chicago Police Department Strategic Decision Support Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland (center), U.S. attorney general, listens to a presentation with Dick Durbin (left), Democratic Senator from Illinois, while visiting the Chicago Police Department Strategic Decision Support Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to a presentation alongside Lori Lightfoot, the Mayor of Chicago, and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), while visiting the Chicago Police Department Strategic Decision Support Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, listens to a presentation alongside Lori Lightfoot, the Mayor of Chicago, and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), while visiting the Chicago Police Department Strategic Decision Support Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, exits his aircraft at Midway International Airport after the announcement of the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, exits his aircraft at Midway International Airport after the announcement of the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, exits his aircraft at Midway International Airport after the announcement of the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, exits his aircraft at Midway International Airport after the announcement of the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, exits his aircraft at Midway International Airport after the announcement of the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 22, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, along with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and Acting Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Director Marvin G. Richardson, departs after announcing the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, along with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and Acting Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Director Marvin G. Richardson, arrives to announce the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, and with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, announce the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, along with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, along with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, arrives to announce the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, along with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, along with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Acting Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Director Marvin G. Richardson, arrives to announce the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, along with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and Acting Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Director Marvin G. Richardson, arrives to announce the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the launch of the Justice Department's five cross-jurisdictional gun trafficking strike forces at the ATF in Washington, DC, U.S., July 22, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland attends as U.S. President Joe Biden holds a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst