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Police say concealed-carry law would deter criminals
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR ^
| Jul 18, 2009
| RYAN ORI
Posted on 07/20/2009 9:09:27 AM PDT by neverdem
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:09:28 AM PDT
by
neverdem
To: neverdem
I am so tired of the "Wild West" analogy. Like the article said, no state has repealed it once it was put in place. That pretty much clears it up for me.
I was hesitant at first, but once I got used to having my SD strapped on, it's just like another accessory now. Guns are not dangerous, idiots with guns are...
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:13:42 AM PDT
by
cspackler
(There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.)
To: neverdem
PEORIA Talk of bringing concealed-carry legislation to Illinois gives many residents a fear of the unknown.It's only "unknown" because they are willfully ignorant of the decades upon decades of experience of states like Vermont and New Hampshire, which have not only among the most lax concealed carry laws in the nation, but also the lowest crime rates.
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:14:09 AM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: neverdem
there have been many, many instances that I knew if the victim would have had a weapon to defend themselves, the outcome would have been quite different,"While not a panacea it, at the very least, affords one the CHANCE to survive.
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:14:18 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: neverdem; sit-rep; Squantos; Eaker; Joe Brower
Several local police chiefs and other personnel said putting fear into the minds of criminals on the streets is also one of the best arguments for allowing concealed carry. "If you're not sure if a guy has a gun, you may not try to do some things to him that you might otherwise try to get away with," said Peoria police Officer Troy Skaggs, president of the Peoria Police Benevolent Union. "It's the fear of the unknown."
Am I dreaming?
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:15:17 AM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
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To: neverdem
The state where crime is legal will NEVER pass this. What a shame because the innocent people are the ones that are hurt by these “Communist” laws!
To: DMZFrank; endthematrix; Chgogal; NotJustAnotherPrettyFace; Lawgvr1955; Petruchio; stylin19a; ...
Chicago’s Mayor might have a stroke.
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:19:30 AM PDT
by
neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: Puppage; All
They should have this chief talk to the dipshit chief of Jersey City, who thinks that shotguns are assault weapons, and pistols are hunters of men, and thus should be banned.
To: harpseal; TexasCowboy; nunya bidness; AAABEST; Travis McGee; Squantos; Shooter 2.5; wku man; SLB; ..
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:21:45 AM PDT
by
Joe Brower
(Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
To: neverdem
"I don't fear the average, law-abiding citizen wanting to apply for a permit," Settingsgaard said. "I fear guns in the hands of criminals and felons.Statements like this always make we want to duct tape my head to keep it from exploding!
The criminals will ALWAYS have guns. They do not go through the process the law-abiding folks do to be able to carry a gun.
Why this is such a hard concept for way too many people to get is beyond me.
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:23:30 AM PDT
by
basil
To: mvpel
An armed society is a polite society.
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:25:09 AM PDT
by
lakeman
To: neverdem
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During a recent 10-week stint at the FBI's National Academy, which brought 250 worldwide law-enforcement executives to Quantico, Va., Peoria Police Chief Steven Settingsgaard said, "Everyone I spoke to was in favor of concealed carry."--
--I am astounded at this quote but delighted as I would have expected law enforcement "executives" to parrot the views of their mostly Demotraitor mayors.
Maybe being away from home helps---
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:25:22 AM PDT
by
rellimpank
(--don't believe anything the MSM tells you about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
To: neverdem
Or... if you see a guy who doesn't look armed, you might try something anyway. Criminals aren't noted for being brave or overly smart.
I carry concealed when I'm out and about. I carry open where ever I can.
To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy
and pistols are hunters of menAnd not listen to the NRA. I saw him in Channel 4 news. What an ass.
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:29:01 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: cspackler
Liberals never let b eing absolutely and totally wrong stop them.
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:29:47 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Socialism is the belief that most people are better off if everyone was equally poor and miserable.)
To: basil
Don't let your head explode basil. This is from downstate IL in Peoria, which is about as normal a place in IL as one can find. That is opposed to Normal, IL which most definetely is not normal in any sense of the word.
Once one gets south of I-80, Illinois is really a very nice place to be. But as far as I'm concerned one could take everything north of I-80 to the Wisconsin line from Lake Michigan to Rockford, split it off, and make it it's own State.
L
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:32:13 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: basil
The statists of all types fear people who have the means and will to resist unpopular regimes.
With guns the Jews in Germany wouldn't have gone to the ovens.
With guns to defend themselves,two million Cambodians skulls wouldn't be stacked in monuments to failed socialism.
With guns,Negroes in the South wouldn't have died by the hundreds in illegal lynchings.
Nothing says "Stop,do you really want to try that?" like a loaded .45 pointed in the face of the attacker.
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:32:36 AM PDT
by
hoosierham
(Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a credit card?)
To: neverdem
Peoria is one heck of a lot better than Atlanta in that regard. Both the Mayor and the Chief of police (black Democrats) of Atlanta are rabidly anti-gun.
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:33:10 AM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
To: neverdem
Concealed carry works everywhere it’s been tried. Communist gun rants are all about disarming citizens so that they can be more easily subdued. They have nothing to do with any actual “safty” concerns.
The commies say guns kill and therefore should be banned. Well then why don’t we ban everything that kills—cars, baseball bats, knives, rocks, hands, feet and even abortionists.
It’s the same kind of non-linear logic that’s applied to legalizing drugs: People are gonna do it so lets legalize it so we can control it. Ok, where does that take us? People will always do bad things like stealing and killing. So let’s legalize them so we can control it.
Or how about the commie’s claim about the death penalty: It is not a deterrent to crime so outlaw it. First, that is unprovable. Second, following that logic, all laws outlawing any kind of behavior should be rescinded because they do no deter crime.
Totally diengenuously juvenile.
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:37:42 AM PDT
by
dools007
To: neverdem
...and that would be a “Bad Thing”?
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posted on
07/20/2009 9:51:33 AM PDT
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...!!)
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