Politics & Government
Deerfield Residents React to Legalization of Concealed Carry
Hear what your neighbors are saying about the issue on Patch Facebook pages.
North Shore residents are taking to Facebook to comment on concealed carry in Illinois.
Illinois became the last state in the country yesterday to legalize concealed carry after the House and Senate voted to override Gov. Pat Quinn's amendatory veto of concealed carry regulations, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Area residents sounded off on the issue on Deerfield, Highland Park and Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch Facebook pages:
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“Do people really think this state passing a restrictive ccw bill will turn city streets into the wild wild west? If anything it will make IL a safer place to be,” a Deerfield Patch Facebook fan said.
“Outgraged,” wrote a Highland Park Patch Facebook fan.
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“I'm less concerned about random "street violence" than I am about accidental shootings in homes and neighborhoods, impetuous suicides, and excited neighbors shooting one another over petty things, the equivalent of road rage,” A Lake Forest Patch Facebook fan wrote.
What are your thoughts on the issue? Are you pleased about the override or do you feel it’s going to cause more harm than good? Let us know in the comments section.
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