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CONCEAL CARRY, NOW LEGAL IN iLLINOIS.

Conceal Carry is finally legal in all parts of Illinois!!!! It took a Federal Appeals Court and the Illinois Supreme Court to find the State of Illinois guilty of violating our Second Amendment Rights, but the Rule of Law has forced the hand of our State Government to finally recognize our Rights! It is so nice to finally obtain my Conceal Carry License and be able to Carry in Illinois. It took 120 days for my CCL to be processed but I am hearing that now some folks are getting theirs in as little as 60 days. Over 60,000 Illinois residents are currently licensed as CCL license holders and that number is going up at a rate of nearly 1000 a day, WOW! Yet, non of the "Wild West" shoot-outs or other fears of the Anti-Gun Advocates have come to be, Hmmm Just like in every other state that has Conceal Carry, the Illinois CCL License holders are not causing any trouble whatsoever. The nay sayers have yet again have been proven wrong about what would happen if Illinois allowed law abiding citizens to Conceal Carry. The fact is, the system is working and the Illinois State Police are doing an outstanding job of handling this enormous task. Like any new process, there have been hiccups in the way things are done and there were people who did not play by the rules, but new laws were established and people are being held accountable for their actions. It is very reassuring for my Wife to know that when I go out on a late night Service Call to an unknown customers place, that I have a way to protect myself against Armed Robbery. When we go out and there are two guys walking behind us as we enter a city Parking Garage... no worries. What is peace of mind worth to you?  

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