Tag Archives: concealed carry

A robbery was thwarted at a Southwest Side corner store Saturday night when a patron with a concealed carry license shot and killed an armed robber, authorities said. Citing preliminary information, police said a man walked into a store in the 2700 block of West 51st Street in the Gage …

One of the spate of shootings that took place in Chicago, Ill. over the July 4th holiday weekend involved a veteran with a concealed carry permit who was forced to a shoot a man who began firing on him and a group of friends. The incident occurred Friday night, the …

Illinois Concealed Carry Firearm Courses Finally Approved; John Frycek of chicagofirearminstructors.com Offers Quality Firearm Training Illinois Carry Concealed Courses are open to the public. Chicago Firearm Training Group is a trusted and dedicated training source for IL CCL. John Frycek, a Certified NRA Firearm Instructor and Illinois Concealed Carry Licensed …

We have good news and bad news regarding HB148, the 2011 Concealed Carry Bill. The good news is that this year’s concealed carry bill enjoys broad bi-partisan support from around the state. The reason for this success is that the bill has been carefully crafted to address some legislators’ concerns …

March 28, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — As a proposed concealed carry bill moves through the Illinois state House, opponents of the measure plan to voice their concerns Tuesday. Victims of gun violence, Chicago police and gun control advocates plan to hold a news conference at the Thompson Center. They argue …