Posts Tagged ‘concealed carry’
Moline Woman Breaks Free of Kidnapper Thanks to Concealed Firearm
A Moline woman, sitting in her car was forced to come face to face with one of the greatest horrors she could imagine in the form of an armed kidnapper, luckily this citizen was armed herself or this story may have had a very different ending.
Read MoreFemale Concealed Carrier Fires at Chicago Carjacker
The city of Chicago’s Northwest side was the victim of gun violence on Friday, June 30th. That is a sentence that has become all too common in the recent years. However, the reasoning behind this shooting doesn’t have the same sinister overtones as so many of the others do. No, this shooting was one that you don’t often hear of from the state of Illinois. One that helped a threatened civilian defend themselves and their property.
Read MoreConcealed Carrier Shoots Carjacker Where the Sun Doesn’t Shine
On the 5300 block of South Pulaski Road in Chicago at around 11:30 in the morning a man was heading out to his car when he was met by two other men who immediately demanded the man’s car keys. However, when the man reached for his keys the would-be thieves were shown another piece of metal.
Read MoreJUSTIFIED: Video of Shootout Between Criminal and CCW’er at Chicago Gas Station
The Elmwood Park police have recently released a surveillance video from an April 8 shootout at a gas station that led to the death of a 43-year-old Chicago man.
Read MoreChicago Citizen Stops Carjacking with his Gun
The victim of an attempted carjacking in Chicago was lucky to have his handgun at his side Wednesday afternoon.
Read MoreDoes Illinois Require Live Range Fire to Get A CCW Permit?
Across the country, the number of concealed carry permit applicants has been on the rise, however from state to state the rules to receive said permit can be quite different. For example. some states require concealed carry applicants to prove their handgun competency by firing the handgun as a prerequisite to applying.
Read MoreDropped Firearm Leads to Headache for McHenry County Judge
In February of this year, there was a story of a person who left a loaded handgun at the Woodstock, Illinois post office. Nobody was able to find the owner and the story was thought to be through there, but recent reports indicate that this neglectful lost firearm has taken an interesting turn.
Read MoreIllinois Open Carry Law
This article is meant to take a look at Illinois’s open carry laws so that you folks can get a better idea what is and is not legal in the state.
Read MoreThe State of Concealed Carry in Illinois
Noticeably absent, though, you would think would be Cook County, due to the high population of Chicago, and while there are over 47,000 concealed carriers in the county, its population is precisely why it not only isn’t in the top 25 counties
Read MoreIllinois: The County With The Highest Concealed Carry Rate in the State
A recent Reboot Illinois report, released on July 20th has listed the counties in Illinois which have the highest concealed carry permit populations. Topping the list in licenses issued was, of course, Cook County. The state’s highest populated county issued 47,000 concealed carry permits over the last year, but ranked dead last in permits issued…
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