I’ve known people who would see applying for a gun license as proof the person was a danger to himself or others. But it will be interesting to see what reason they give now that the reason will be public. (10 days? Have you ever tried to set up a meeting with any public office or board in just 10 days? So they meet, what, once every 30?)
Every weekend in Chicago there are dozens more killed and injured by gangs. The politicians try everything - keeping kids in school longer, midnight basketball, community outreach. Pat Quinn now wants to ban assault weapons (no assault weapons have been used by the gang bangers to kill) which Quinn says will “stop the violence”. Don’t forget after ever few weeks of gang banger death and mayhem the ever obligatory community meeting with community leaders saying how this is an outrage and promising to do something about it. Something, which never happens.
The one thing that the politicians can do, which costs the state nothing, and that is proven over and over study by study, is to let law abiding citizens carry and protect themselves. Letting law abiding citizens carry is even bringing down crime in Detroit and that is saying something.
But it is inconceivable in Illinois to give the people their 2nd amendment rights and G_D given right to self defence. After all scared citizens however angry at the killings have no where to turn but the government. Armed citizens take care of the situation and then the Pat Quinns of the world might be afraid.