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Monday, January 7, 2013

La Grange, LGP Chiefs Talk Gun Laws and Sales

Michael Holub (La Grange) and Daniel McCollum (La Grange Park) weigh in on the state's potentially changing gun laws and increased sales numbers.

The chiefs of the La Grange and La Grange Park police departments, Michael Holub and Daniel McCollum repsectively, say the effect of state and national firearms trends is difficult to estimate locally, The Doings La Grange reports. According to the paper, the chiefs expressed concern about a "culture of violence" and hoped that mandatory training and other restrictions would be placed on any concealed-carry permits. “I anticipate a series of restrictions, like prohibiting firearms in establishments serving alcohol, financial institutions and maybe some workplaces,” McCollum told the paper. “People don’t realize pointing a firearm at someone can be a civil and a criminal offense." “Everyone who purchases a weapon should have a class of some…

Tom Koz

2:27 am on Monday, January 14, 2013

There are 4 states that do NOT even require a permit to carry a loaded firearm. Some States that had previously banned carrying a loaded firearm in establishment that served alchol are REMOVING those restrictions!! Question, do the Chiefs lock up their firearms in their cars when they go to dinner with their families at a restaurant that serves alcohol??? WHY NOT? Yea, ban firearms in "financial …   more ›

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