[OSHA]

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[SoldierMedic]

The link says you must be a member to read the article. Could you post a little more of the article?

[gondramB]

>>Kranish, 21, picked up some tea for his mother, ate pizza at the food court, then noticed two security guards warily following him. Taken into custody, he was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a felony.<<

That sounds like a weird charge even for left wingers - “aggrevated?” - it stayed in the holster.

“use?” - again, he didn’t use it.

Now a business like a mall likely is legally entitled to have a rule about carrying guns (depending on the state) but these charges sound more like a political statement.

[Recon Dad]

he strapped on his unloaded semiautomatic 9 mm pistol

Is there a conceal carry law in Illinois? I didn’t think so. Besides concealed means not concealed.

[Talking_Mouse]

Here are bug me not logins for the Chicago Tribune. I got in using the first one.

[goldstategop]

Illinois is NOT a RTC state. The gun gestapo chief Dick Daley and his stooge Rod Blagojevich have seen to it Illinoisians don't have a RTC anywhere in the state.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[NittanyLion]

When they start taking their weapons out of their home and walking around with them strapped to their hip, bad things can happen."

Says it all. It's an "us v them" mentality. Can't have the unwashed masses defending themselves, eh chief?

[ConservaTexan]

I think everyone should carry. An armed society is a polite society.

[ThomasThomas]

The “old west” was mostly myth.

[Gritty]

We could use a bit more of the "Old West"...

Treat Them to a Good Dose of Lead (Why the 'Wild West' was not what Liberals claim-my title)

[MarkL]

Wow! Talk about awful writing!

Illinois and Wisconsin are the only states where it is illegal for a private citizen to carry concealed weapons. Many states issue permits for concealed weapons if the owner takes a class and passes a background check.

Alaska and Vermont don't require a permit for carrying a concealed weapon.

The writer uses rather tortuous wording to make issuing a concealed carry permit an unusual thing... By my count from this article, "many" == 46 out of 50.

Mark

[IYellAtMyTV]

Winnebago County State’s Attorney Paul Logli: “We believe we have sufficient grounds for appeal,” he said. “Hopefully the appellate court can make some law on this.”

And this is why we're where we are today.
This dumba** made it through law school, passed the bar, advanced through the system to achieve the position he currently holds, and through it all never learned how laws are made. Wonderful liberal education.

On a brighter note, at least 'our side' is learning how to fight back using their own methods against them:

“Shaun made huge progress with this case,” said John Birch, the nearly 10-year president of Concealed Carry Inc. “Sometimes we can’t make progress legislatively, but we can in the judicial system.” ;-)

[Ronaldus Magnus]

During his May 2006 trip to CherryVale Mall in Cherry Valley, Kranish put the 15-round magazine into a separate pouch on the holster

He had a very good reason to carry, this is the same mall that was targeted this last year in an Islamic terror plot to use hand grenades on Christmas shoppers:

llinois Man Charged With Plot to Wage 'Jihad' in CherryVale Mall

Man Charged With Shopping Mall Bomb Plot

[BorisTheBulletDodger]

Hopefully the appellate court can make some law on this.

Wait, do courts make laws? Or is that a job for the legistlative branch? I forget.
oh, nevermind...

[Disambiguator]

The guards should be happy he didn't try to drive through the mall.

[em2vn]

“But I’m not aware of any police officer who would advocate more handguns on the street.”
Is that only because you don’t dare ask a wide range of police officers or is it that you might possibly be saying something that isn’t true? IMHO

[thefactor]

here's a stupid question: if his gun was as "concealed" as this young man stated, HOW DID MALL SECURITY SEE THE GUN ON HIM?

seems to me like this young computer programmer who lives in his parents basement likes to wear shirts that inch up ever so slightly so people can see his "piece". please correct me if i am wrong.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Suspected child pornography also was found in the apartment, which could lead to criminal charges, but officials said that would be a separate case that takes more time to investigation.

Can they just come into your apartment for one reason, turn it upside down, and use any evidence they find for an unrelated charge against you?

[abseaman]

I’m not registering to read either....

[School of Rational Thought]

Note when ciitzen carry, it is “putting more guns on the street”, but those terms are never used when hiring more cops.