Illinoise Is the Final State to Enact Concealed Carry

On the ninth of July, 2013, Illinois, the last American state to disallow public carrying of firearms, became the final state to establish a concealed carry law, called the Firearms Concealed Carry Act. This came in response to a winter 2012 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that ruled the Illinois law that prohibited concealed carry violated the Second Amendment.

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More Guns = Less Crime?

Chicago is reporting a decline in murders for the 6th straight quarter! The numbers are the lowest reported since 1958. Violent crime is also dropping and authorities believe the reduction in numbers might be related to the state’s legalization of concealed weapons.

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