Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

No charges will be filed against a man who stopped a gunman in Chicago thanks to Illinois adopting a concealed carry law for state residents. What could have happened in Chicago that day had concealed carry still been illegal in Illinois?

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The case, Ezell v. City of Chicago, challenged the city’s code by asserting that the regulations involving installation and operation of gun ranges inside city limits are burdensome...

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As a follow up to the defeat in the courts of the city's ban on gun stores earlier this year, Chicago has now been billed with nearly $1 million in legal fees from gun rights attorneys.

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Citing a high murder rate and blaming it on states with loose gun control, Chicago is asking for federal gun trafficking laws as well as expanded background checks.

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Following a ruling by a federal court to allow gun stores in Chicago again, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing videotaping sales and refusing zoning in 99.5 percent of the city.

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The City of Chicago, formally 'murder-capital of the nation', has just reported it's lowest murder rate since 1958...

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In 2013, Chicago police seized 6,816 illegal guns despite the fact that FFLs are prohibited from selling firearms within the city's limits.

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Judge Posner. You thought you were being moderate in your legal decision by allowing the state to have some latitude. Then the Chicago Machine regulated the human right of self-defense until it all but disappeared...

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In Chicago in particular it reminds us that gun control laws are simply not the solution. And more talks on gun crime won't fix anything either...

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Chicago promised peace and safety, but it seems they are actually on the verge of delivering another year like 2012, when more than 440 school age children were shot and wounded and 500 homicides were committed...

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Obama Announces New Gun Control Plan In Hometown Chicago - Half-Cocked

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While CNN's onsite cameras were focused tightly on the flashing emergency lights outside the Empire State Building, there was absolutely no mention of the fact that 19 people were shot last night in Chicago...

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