There's no doubt I'd prefer a Constitutional Carry state. That's not what we have. No, it's not "perfect" but from where we were which was "no conceal/carry & a complete handgun ban in Chicago and many municipalities" Illinois has come literally light years.
I expect over time a further loosening will occur, based on last weeks 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in California. Illinois has even stricter CCW restrictions than California has, thus I expect "loosening" of the CCW laws here.
If I had done that which you're implying along with others on this thread, I'd either (a)continue violating the law as I have been since 1998/1999 illegally conceal-carrying and risking jail time OR (b)not achieved my certification and not conceal/carried at all.
One option lands me in jail, the other option lands me potentially in the morgue.
No thank you, I don't like either of those two options. Those nattering naybobs of negativity who screech Illinois law isn't "perfect" I agree with the sentiment, I DISAGREE on waiting/doing nothing until the law is "perfect."
Not gonna happen here. I'll take what I can get, which again, is LIGHT YEARS ahead of where this state was just last year.
I do understand. Please don’t think me flippant.
Personally I’ve long felt pretty comfortable carrying a knife when out ‘n about. Currently it’s a 4” flip-out, but I’d rather my K-Bar, though it’s less easy to conceal.
‘Learned a lot about weapons in the Army and Vietnam, though would never dream of registering what I had or want. It is NONE of the government’s business AT ALL. There’s also none of this “The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation” feces attached to it.
If it’s such an issue to the American People, then it can be addressed in ways described by the amendments processes within Constitution, not outside it. I do not and will NEVER recognize the principle any other way.