Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Very Interesting

Conceal Carry Applications Overwhelmingly

Outpace Obamacare Enrollment


Illinois State Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said that number is included in Sunday’s total of more than 11,000 people who have signed up because of an early application process that began December 18 and was open to only firearm instructors. Officials told the Sun-Times they expect 350,000 to 400,000 people (about 1,000 per day) will sign up for conceal carry firearm permits this year.

Read more at http://conservativebyte.com/2014/01/conceal-carry-applications-overwhelmingly-outpace-obamacare-enrollment/#u2sY03d3IIdvwYCo.99

Judge: Chicago’s ban on gun sales 


unconstitutional

The decision is just the latest to attack what were some of the toughest gun-control laws in the nation. In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Chicago’s long-standing gun ban. And last year, Illinois legislators were forced by a federal appeals court to adopt a law allowing residents to carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the only state that still banned the practice. The resulting state law largely stripped city and officials of surrounding Cook County of their authority to regulate guns, which especially irked officials in Chicago, where residents had to apply for concealed-carry permits through the police chief.


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