January 24th, 2008
Schock proposes concealed-carry bill
Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Peoria, has proposed House Bill 4544:
“I believe we are behind the times in being one of the last few states in the country to do this,” Schock said. “There have been a number of constituents that have contacted my office wanting to carry a firearm for their own personal protection. When states have implemented the conceal-carry law, their crime rate has decreased.”
Of course, there is opposition:
Chris Boyster, downstate director of programs and services for the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, said one of the major arguments against concealed-carry legislation is the false sense of security it provides.
“2007 was one of the deadliest years involving gun violence,” Boyster said. “We have more firearm death and injury than any other industrialized nation on the face of the earth.”
Chicago, of course, was the location of many of those incidents of gun violence.
Illinois and Wisconsin are the only two states in America without some form of allowance for citizens to carry concealed weapons.
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