Posted on 01/17/2015 11:44:34 AM PST by aimhigh
Brad Sweeney did not know what to expect when concealed-carry of firearms became law in Illinois last year. The Decatur police chief said he and his officers were hopeful that it would not cause any problems, though the thought of Decatur turning into a wild, wild west of gun violence did cross his mind. . . .
Concerns raised by critics as Illinois became the last state to allow concealed-carry for citizens have dissipated as officials said the roll-out has been as smooth as possible.
While some estimated that upward of 400,000 people would file for permits in the first year of the law, state police said just 91,651 applicants were granted licenses by the end of 2014.
(Excerpt) Read more at herald-review.com ...
Have you pinged them to try to find out why? Mine (MS) came in withing 10 days and when my wife's reached 5 weeks we checked back and it turned out they had transcribed the address wrong so it came back to them.
You have to be careful about reading the sentence with the 400,000 figure. It is just an estimate that someone pulled out of their hat *before* any applications were ever made. It is not the actual number of applications.
“While some estimated that upward of 400,000 people would file”
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