West Chicago Zoning Update & Dealer Licensing

By Justin Stakes

Shelbyville, IL -(AmmoLand.com)- On October 10, 2016, the City of West Chicago -Development Committee decided against its proposed gun store & range zoning amendment, for the present. This amendment would have virtually banned all gun stores and ranges within the city limits.

IllinoisCarry would like to thank not only our members who were able to express their concerns to the committee Monday evening, but also to those who stood more quietly in support of this work. It is our joint effort that leads to our joint success!

Though not the threat it once was, we will closely monitor the zoning situation as we turn our attention to an onerous Gun Dealer Licensing Ordinance now facing West Chicago.

Among its many provisions, the currently proposed license would hold licensees to a standard no human activity can achieve – complete and utter silence beyond its own boundaries. Rail lines, garbage collection trucks, manufacturing facilities, school playgrounds, and the City’s own water treatment plant are not held to this standard. Neither should any retail operation be expected to accomplish the impossible.

The proposed license further requires any holder of an FFL to obtain a City license …Read the Rest