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6 Reasons Why Only 83 CFP Applications Submitted So Far
Robert Farago at The Truth About Guns points out that CPD has only received 83 applications for Firearms Permits (as of Monday) vs. 100,000+ illegal guns (estimate based on a 2007 study). TTAG also outlines 6 Good Reasons why Chicagoans … Continue reading
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Tagged FOID, handgun, How To, Responsible Gun Ownership, Statistics
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240 Chicago Firearms Permits (CFP) applied for in first 9 days
Wendell Hutson @ The Chicago Defender has reported that on the first day of the new ordinance there were 75 applications picked up for the new Chicago Firearms Permit (CFP) and total of 240 registrations submitted in the 9 days … Continue reading
How to buy a handgun in Chicago – Step 1
Read more at Looking Backward Julius also has a few more posts on Chicago’s responsible gun ownership ordinance with some great insight.Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
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Video Review: Springfield XD-M 3.8 9mm
For those of you that saw our sneak peak post on the new .45 XD(M). You probably noticed the new features on the latest generation 3.8 and 4.5 barrel lengths for the 9mm. Thanks to The Truth about guns, we’ve … Continue reading
Does an Increase in Handguns Increase Crime?
The National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action answers the question “Does an Increase in Handguns Increase Crime?” We don’t think the answer will surprise you. Nope. Even as the number of handguns in the United States has … Continue reading
Chicago Police Release Criteria for “Unsafe” Handguns
Robert Farago at TheTruthAboutGuns.com just posted this breaking news item: According to the Police News Affairs division, Daley’s mob defines an unsafe handgun as any handgun . . . A. having a barrel, slide, frame, or receiver die-cast of zinc … Continue reading
4 Months: Revised Processing Time for Chicago Handgun Permit
As reported by NBCChicago.com yesterday, Chicago Police Department superintendent Jody Weis is estimating up to four months of wait time for initial permit applications. This is down from a six-and-a-half month wait original forecast. Weis says the necessary background checks … Continue reading
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67% of Americans Support Chicago Gun Owners
July 15, 2010 by Personal Liberty News Desk As Chicago authorities try to mitigate the impact of a recent Supreme Court decision to strike down the city’s longstanding gun ban, a new poll has found that the American people tend … Continue reading
You Can’t Have These Handguns in Chicago
Chicago Unsafe Handgun List posted earlier today. What’s not on the list? Chicago Police Department Roster of “Unsafe Handguns” I. PURPOSE The following handguns have been specifically disapproved by the Superintendent as unsafe handguns and therefore cannot be registered within … Continue reading
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Tagged CFP, Chicago, handgun, Responsible Gun Ownership, Unsafe
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Chicago’s Finest on Supreme Court Reversal of Handgun Ban
Husband, father, cop and ChicagoNow blogger Joe has this monumental post about the Supreme Court reversal of the Chicago handgun ban. It’s well-researched and supported and really shows how support of our Second Amendment Rights spans civilians to law-enforcement. Here’s … Continue reading
