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Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan calls gun case against Chicago anti-violence volunteer a 'travesty'

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<p>Nakia Smith says he walked into a Far South Side police station to get a gun off the street.</p><p>Instead, he walked out in handcuffs.</p><p>Three years later, the 51-year-old anti-violence volunteer is set to go on trial Monday on gun charges that could send him to prison for decades.</p><p>Smith, a convicted felon, was arrested March 4, 2023, after officers found a loaded .45-caliber handgun in his coat pocket inside the Calumet District police station, 727 E. 111th St.</p><p>He says he was there to surrender the weapon.</p><p>Police say he was breaking the law because felons can’t possess guns.</p><p>Smith faces six to 30 years behind bars if convicted of the most serious charge, being an armed habitual criminal.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-bf0000" name="image-bf0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fa29925/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/912ca16/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b01abf9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Former U.S.

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<p>Nakia Smith says he walked into a Far South Side police station to get a gun off the street.</p><p>Instead, he walked out in handcuffs.</p><p>Three years later, the 51-year-old anti-violence volunteer is set to go on trial Monday on gun charges that could send him to prison for decades.</p><p>Smith, a convicted felon, was arrested March 4, 2023, after officers found a loaded .45-caliber handgun in his coat pocket inside the Calumet District police station, 727 E. 111th St.</p><p>He says he was there to surrender the weapon.</p><p>Police say he was breaking the law because felons can’t possess guns.</p><p>Smith faces six to 30 years behind bars if convicted of the most serious charge, being an armed habitual criminal.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-bf0000" name="image-bf0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fa29925/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/912ca16/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b01abf9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b01abf9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8126014/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b01abf9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Sun-Times file</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>The case has stunned former U.S.

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<p>Nakia Smith says he walked into a Far South Side police station to get a gun off the street.</p><p>Instead, he walked out in handcuffs.</p><p>Three years later, the 51-year-old anti-violence volunteer is set to go on trial Monday on gun charges that could send him to prison for decades.</p><p>Smith, a convicted felon, was arrested March 4, 2023, after officers found a loaded .45-caliber handgun in his coat pocket inside the Calumet District police station, 727 E. 111th St.</p><p>He says he was there to surrender the weapon.</p><p>Police say he was breaking the law because felons can’t possess guns.</p><p>Smith faces six to 30 years behind bars if convicted of the most serious charge, being an armed habitual criminal.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-bf0000" name="image-bf0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fa29925/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/912ca16/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b01abf9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x575+0+28/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F55%2F9398ff2d41811239d021bd162e30%2Farneduncan072416b.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Former U.S.
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