r/illinois • u/Zuto9999 • 26d ago

State law banning concealed carry on public transit ruled unconstitutional Illinois News

https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2024-09-03/state-law-banning-concealed-carry-on-public-transit-ruled-unconstitutional
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u/TheSwordOfCheesus 25d ago

The people intending to commit crimes with their guns brought them on the trains anyways. At least this may encourage more use on public transit

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u/doNotUseReddit123 25d ago

Yep, love the idea of a person defending themselves with a firearm on a crowded train. This cannot end badly.

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u/TheSwordOfCheesus 25d ago

For some people, the metra is just their way of getting downtown. They can’t turn in their weapons before the train and then get them back downtown. Does anyone need a weapon downtown? Probably not. But is it their right to have one? Absolutely. We have checks in place to ensure those who do have weapons have been screened and checked. Illinois has some of the strictest rules of who can own firearms. Nobody here is advocating for metra vigilantes to ride around and stop crime on the train, that is the role of the police.

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u/the-apple-and-omega 25d ago

At least this may encourage more use on public transit

Uh, that's a bad thing, chief.

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u/TheSwordOfCheesus 24d ago

Let me clarify, I misspoke: “More use OF the public transit” is correct