Illinois State Police mail out first 5000 concealed carry permits today [View all]

[DonP]

Last edited Fri Feb 28, 2014, 07:43 PM - Edit history (1)

Before this you had to be a "special deputy" (= major $$$ contributor) to Tom Dart or his ilk, or a politician like State Senator Donne Trotter (caught at Midway baording a plane with his gun) to be allowed to carry. Now, all you need to be is a law abiding citizen with what I think is too much money handy.

But I know of a lot of instructors that are doing "free" or really inexpensive instruction to let some folks afford a permit.

Over 50,000 applications in so far and class demand is picking up.

Now I expect RahmCo to automatically blame any gunfire on the permit holders.

(Sorry, new link)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-illinois-first-concealed-carry-licenses-in-the-mail-5000-of-them-20140228,0,696877.story