context: As we just explained, by the time Agent Reynolds encountered Thompson, he clearly had reason to believe that Thompson was participating in a drug trafficking operation. Based on that belief, it was reasonable for Agent Reynolds to suspect that Thompson was armed because guns are known tools of the drug trade, as our cases have recognized.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 722 F.3d 901, 909
citation_a.parenthetical: "[I]t is widely known that guns and drugs go hand in hand."
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., United States v. Gulley, 722 F.3d 901, 909 (7th Cir. 2013) (“[I]t is widely known that guns and drugs go hand in hand.”); see also United States v. Askew, 403 F.3d 496, 507 (7th Cir. 2005) (recognizing the “inherent danger in stopping those suspected of drug trafficking, for which guns are known tools of the trade.”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 403 F.3d 496, 507
citation_b.parenthetical: recognizing the "inherent danger in stopping those suspected of drug trafficking, for which guns are known tools of the trade."
citation_b.sentence: See, e.g., United States v. Gulley, 722 F.3d 901, 909 (7th Cir. 2013) (“[I]t is widely known that guns and drugs go hand in hand.”); see also United States v. Askew, 403 F.3d 496, 507 (7th Cir. 2005) (recognizing the “inherent danger in stopping those suspected of drug trafficking, for which guns are known tools of the trade.”).