Posted on 09/05/2008 8:25:38 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Barack Obama famously refused to support the surge in Iraq, claiming it would "make things worse." Events have of course proved him very wrong, as Obama had to admit to Bill O'Reilly. Now that he's acknowledged the efficacy of a surge, will he call for one . . . in his own hometown?
As per this item [via Drudge] from the CBS affiliate in Chicago:
"An estimated 123 people were shot and killed over the summer. That's nearly double the number of soldiers killed in Iraq over the same time period."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
It's still may issue. The CLEO just exercises his choice not to do so.
In Wisconsin and Illinois, there's no maybe about it -- there is no such thing as lawful carry; the exception being for the Chicago aldermen who have a convenient state law granting them special dispensation.
There's an even more detailed map available from gunmap.org, including printer-ready PDFs.
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