Let’s turn the question back to you. Did you read the PDF attached and Mike’s post? The statistic came out of a lawsuit NAACP v. AcuSport, Inc., (a suit that appears to have been dismissed by Judge Weinstein out of New York). What the PDF article does state is 1/10 of 1% (that’s one tenth of one percent) of gun dealers make up those 120 “High Crime Gun Stores” and that those stores account for at least 15% crime guns. Further, the PDF states that it has been reported that 1% of the gun dealers are traced to 57% of the guns involved in a crime. The article implies that most of these dealers are usually uncooperative with police or has a history of reporting arms stolen. This would imply that a very small number of dealers are shady and they account for a disproportional number of guns involved in a crime. What I believe Mike was eluding to is that no one in their right mind thinks that Chucks Guns followed the letter or the spirit of the gun laws already on the books. But, we can’t paint the majority of gun dealers with the same broad brush. I’d like to see true statistics on how many doctors write scripts for medications for people who only use it to feed their addictions. That doesn’t mean all doctors (or even the majority of doctors) are bad. Nor should we stop producing and selling prescription drugs. It just means we need to go after the bad apples so to speak. As Mike points out, bad people do bad things and unfortunately sometimes they use guns. There are extremists on both sides of the issue on guns and gun control. However, the right for law abiding citizens to protect themselves needs to be protected.

I’m not a gun owner and I’m not necessarily for students on campus carrying guns (let’s see, much excessive use of alcohol on campus and the carrying of guns, doesn’t sound like a good plan). However, it is hard to deny that if someone responsible had a gun at that hall at NIU on the day of the killings, they could have saved lives. And if you come from a town where one of those killed came live, you might see things in that light.

By the way, who are “You people” anyway? More importantly, I’ve personally seen blatant misinformation and out and out fabrication in many “reputable” publications (on many topics). This doesn’t mean that all or even most articles overtly try and mislead. However, many articles give slanted (even if accurate) statistics or half points that lead readers to a certain conclusion. It is every reader’s responsibility to not just “let journalists make reports”. We must ask responsible questions less we become blind.

I’ve done nothing wrong why punish me.I live in cook county and this is what my county thinks about me “Larry Suffredin dismisses hunters, sportsmen and other lawful firearm owners as nothing more than criminals waiting to happen,” fuel for the fire,just who is getting cooked here?

I’ve done nothing wrong why punish me? The Illinois State Police is trying to abolish Youth Hunting/Shooting/Gun Safety Programs in Illinois,you must educate our youth this is the first step in gun control!

I’ve done nothing wrong why punish me? Young adults are having Illinois Firearm Owner Identification (FOID)denied by the Illinois state police due to a bogus age restriction they inforced with a excuse ” The Law Might Change “Funny thing is that They still cash the checks,Wait a minute Who are the bad guys again?

I’ve done nothing wrong why punish me?lets look at this in the other direction,Maybe its time we get the right to protect ourselves and I don’t mean like the state police who recommend a nail file or a rat tailed comb or a set of keys to ward off your attacker,or like the Park district police at the state capital who are handing out plastic whistles that are bright yellow, red, blue or green.Park District Police Chief George Judd said, he hopes potential attackers “see the whistles and are scared off.” lets get real here people 48 out of 50 states have some sort of personal protection carry permit,Its proven it works look at all the numbers.Like I’ve been saying I’ve done nothing wrong why punish me.