Algonquin gold store robbed

On Friday about 9:30AM a gold and jewelry store in Algonquin was robbed.

It would be interesting to know if the robbers entered with their masks on and guns drawn, so that employees and the owner, if on site, didn't have a chance to go for any weapons. If they even handy any weapons on the premises. As the depression in this country deepens, the need to defend ourselves may become greater. And the way to stop armed robberies may be for the robbers to have a very strong suspicion that they will immediately meet armed resistance to their efforts. Most robbers, I think, will avoid gun fights.

Police, of course, frown on any type of resistance. They recommend giving the robbers everything they want; hold the door for them as they leave, and help the robbers out to the car with the loot. OK, just joking about the last part.

But try to rob a gun store sometime. I'm not sure if employees at G.A.T. Guns or HP Shooting Range in McHenry are armed, but I know that employees in gun stores in Colorado are armed. Anyone who thinks he is going to rob a gun or jewelry store in Colorado is quite likely going to end up dead.

Here? Dumb Illinois laws and the threat of enforcement against people who defend themselves give robbers the edge. In this state we need concealed-carry laws and the Castle Doctrine. Call your State Representative on Monday and ask him or her to call HB 0148 for a vote and to vote for it.