Sunday, February 21, 2010

Will concealed carry taken another hit?

The anti-gunners will probably come out in full force because of last week's shooting at NIU. I can just hear it now. "Concealed carry" is dangerous. People shouldn't have "concealable" guns. "Glocks are bad."

Zachary Isaacman, 22, allegedly (there doesn't seem to be any "allegedly" about this one) shot Brian Mulder, 24, when Mulder tried to prevent Isaacson from entering a dorm where he did not live.

Isaacman will have to surrender his AK-47 and a second handgun. Nowhere in any article has it revealed whether Isaacman holds a FOID card. Commonly, a bond requirement for a crime involving a firearm will include surrender of a FOID card. Maybe he doesn't have one; if not, additional charges will likely include possession of firearms and ammunition without a valid FOID card.

Concealed carry shouldn't take a hit on this crime, since Illinois doesn't yet have a concealed carry law. Those who legally carry a concealed weapon have not been found to be any major problem in any state where it is lawful to carry.

1 comment:

Pamela Whitson said...

What I find interesting about this story is, why were the police not at the News Conference . . . only NIU's President.