After Weekend Of Gang Violence, Chicago Tribune Attacks Right To Carry

By Cam Edwards

Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP

We just saw another weekend full of tragic violence in Chicago with at least 34 people shot, six of them fatally. That number is actually down slightly from Labor Day weekend when more than 40 people were shot and eight were murdered in the city. Gang members and street criminals illegally using guns in the commission of their crimes are driving the violence, but the Chicago Tribune is focusing instead on concealed carry holders in a front-page story that highlights the rare cases of concealed carry holders who’ve been involved in crimes.

The number of concealed carry license (CCL) shootings has been steadily rising over nearly six years since it became legal to carry a handgun in Illinois — along with concerns that a lack of rigorous oversight is resulting in more shootings that are not justified. There have been more than 60 shootings by CCL holders, 23 in just the last year, according to a database compiled by the Tribune.

So, since concealed carry became the law in Illinois back in 2014, the Chicago Tribune has identified around 60 cases in which someone legally carrying a firearm pulled …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms