Posted July 16, 2019 11:00 am by Comments

By Cam Edwards

Chicago’s known for many things, but pro-2A politicians isn’t one of them. And to be fair, State Rep. La Shawn Ford has come out in favor of more federal gun laws in the past. Surprisingly, though, Ford is also in favor of residents obtaining their concealed carry license.

“I think about it all the time,” Ford said of the shootings that plague his community. “That’s why I’m working with a concealed carry instructor and we’re going to go through the neighborhood and we’re going to encourage people to get their concealed carry license because it makes no sense for people not to have the protections that they need.”

Ford’s comments to Chicago radio host Mancow Muller came after a shooting on Chicago’s west side that left a 22-year old dead and bullet holes in Ford’s car. In fact, Ford told Muller that there were eight shootings on his block in just one weekend. The representative says he spoken to Chicago police about the violence on his block, but to no avail.

After Mancow noted that cops are routinely arresting individuals for crimes like this, only to see the court system put them back on the streets …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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