tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post5588857894740462157..comments2023-07-25T08:27:11.155-05:00Comments on Chicago Criminal Defense: Carrying a Gun: Illegal Necessity?Marcus Schantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01100081670915382047noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-23248925319825004402012-08-15T03:02:59.319-05:002012-08-15T03:02:59.319-05:00I'd much rather be judged by twelve, than carr...I'd much rather be judged by twelve, than carried by six.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-42928740283384359402012-02-02T16:28:31.965-06:002012-02-02T16:28:31.965-06:00You might not want to fight back to save your car ...You might not want to fight back to save your car or money, but what about a wife or daughter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-62262604067647702742011-03-19T13:38:05.895-05:002011-03-19T13:38:05.895-05:00Here are the deterrents, in brief:
It isn't th...Here are the deterrents, in brief:<br />It isn't the fact that more people begin carrying guns; it's the fact that everyone who wants to is legally allowed to carry a gun coupled with the widespread knowledge of that fact. The criminal doesn't see you as packing heat so much as he sees that you might or might not be armed.<br />The crime that goes unreported and that is likely very common is the prevention of a crime by a display of arms. Consider: You buy a pistol and pack it with you. One evening on your way to your car you are confronted by one or more criminals. You display your gat. You might not even pull it, you just show you're armed. The criminals leave. Are you really going to report this to the Chicago police? I would not. Not in Chicago, not in Detroit, not even in Pierre, SD where everyone is armed and dangerous one way or another.<br />Finally, packing your gat exercises your 2A rights, and if you don't use it you'll lose it. Now, being an attorney and knowing more than you'd like to about government and how things work, do you really believe that if we the great unwashed lose one right that others will not be far behind? And it isn't just about 2A stuff either. The police must get a warrant to search my car or my house, and I refuse to talk without my lawyer.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-40714187885292296982011-03-05T08:53:56.844-06:002011-03-05T08:53:56.844-06:00I've never (outside of military operations) pu...I've never (outside of military operations) pulled my pistol with the intent of using it against another person--However, I carry everywhere except the courthouse. I'd carry there except that the law prohibits it, and you can imagine how much "they" would love to catch me violating.<br /><br />My personal protection is only a mild concern--I can pretty much go anywhere I want to go without concern. My ability to protect those I love is a much larger concern. I, better maybe than most, know that we sometimes cross paths with (bad? dangerous?) people that might mean us harm. <br /><br />I live in a state where I can lawfully carry most places, and I exercise that right. No one (good or bad) has ever been put at risk because I carry--I hope that never changes.lylejoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01346246512273917650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-85253542281279914892011-03-02T15:50:00.419-06:002011-03-02T15:50:00.419-06:00I feel that personal protection depends on the ind...I feel that personal protection depends on the individual and their circumstances, I worked as a armed guard and in my company we have had two incidents where shots were exchanged since then i have armed myself with a back up gun. I carry my back up all the time, the neighborhood i live in has seen its share of murder (I witnesses the aftermath of some) and this has pushed me into concealed carry regardless of the law. I feel that if the criminals in the city do not care about the law and are going to commit violent crimes regardless of the potential to be put in jail why should some one with no ill intent be stripped of his or her right to protect themselves against the thugs and gangbangers in the city? I can assure that if the city allowed concealed carry and was a ridiculous amount of money for the class and required many hours of training citizens will put themselves through it and register because regardless their lives are more important then a couple hours in the classroom and couple hundred bucks out the pocket. Chicago should allow citizens who have a clean record and willing to submit themselves to the training to carry concealed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com