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DonP

(6,185 posts)
Sat Apr 5, 2014, 02:41 PM Apr 2014

Cops: No charges for man with concealed carry permit who fired at armed male (Chicago)

1st documented case of a DGU by a CCW permit holder in Chicago. Looks like the police handled it properly, didn't confiscate his gun, haul him in for questioning or give him any unnecessary grief.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cops-no-charges-for-man-with-concealed-carry-permit-who-fired-at-armed-male-20140405,0,2472485.story

"A 53-year-old South Austin man with a valid concealed carry permit was able to shoot at two men who tried to accost him outside of his home early this morning.

The incident happened about 2:40 a.m. on the 5400 block of West Van Buren Street, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Michael Sullivan.

The man was walking from his garage to the front of his home when two males in hoodies appeared in a gangway between his home and the neighbor's home, Sullivan said.

One of the two men pulled a handgun from his waistband and pointed at the man who took out his own gun and managed to fire several times at the males, Sullivan said.

The males fled the area without being struck and the shooting did not result in any property damage, police said.

After the shooting, police responded and determined that the man was shooting in self-defense. The man had a valid firearm owner's identification card, a valid concealed carry permit and police were able to determine that he had completed a required concealed carry class and was properly trained, Sullivan said."

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Cops: No charges for man with concealed carry permit who fired at armed male (Chicago) (Original Post) DonP Apr 2014 OP
Good Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #1
maybe the trib has gone all right wing??? discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2014 #2
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