Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a concealed carry bill late last week, making Wisconsin the 49th state to allow trained, law-abiding citizens the right to carry concealed firearms.
And this means that Illinois is the only state without such a law. In Illinois, our Chicago aldermen can carry guns in their purses and even in ankle holsters, and criminals obviously carry guns, since breaking the law is what they do.
But the rest of us, the chumbolone law-abiding taxpayers, can't carry.
I'm not desperate to carry a gun, but the fact that Illinois has exempted its citizens from the Individual Rights Sweepstakes is so constitutionally depressing that there's only one sight that could cheer me up:
A few dozen women with Smith & Wesson handguns learning how to get lethal, with the help of top female shooters and instructors in firearm safety.
And so I spent a recent afternoon with a group called Babes with Bullets, hosted by the Oak Park Sportsmen's Club in Plainfield, where sisters, mothers, daughters and friends learned how to shoot safely and well.
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Kass mentions 49 states have concealed carry now, but neglects the fact that ten states are still "may issue", meaning that you have to be a good friend of a politician or otherwise connected, or you don't get a permit. NYC is notorious for this.
http://www.handgunlaw.us/ has a slightly dated map of states where the Constitution still means something.
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