Chuck's Gun Shop & Range

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Chuck's Gun Shop & Range is a gun store and indoor firing range in Riverdale, Illinois.

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History

The store has been in business since 1984, [1] and is owned by John Riggio. [2] Between 1996 and 2000, Chuck's sold 2,370 guns that were linked to crimes by police, [3] more than any other gun shop in the area. [4] Between 2009 and 2013 guns recovered from crime scenes in the city came from Chuck's more than any other gun dealer – a total of 1,516, [5] [6] 8% of all guns recovered from crimes scenes during that time period. [7] At least three guns sold by the store were involved in fatal shootings of police officers. [8]

The store has been the target of several public protests. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Jesse Jackson led protests in 2007, 2012, and 2015. [17] In 2015 activists sued the town of Riverdale for "lax or insufficient methods of administration in licensing and regulating gun dealers" specifically targeting Chuck's in the lawsuit. [18] [19]

References

  1. ↑ "BBB Business Profile | Chuck's Gun Shop & Pistol". www.bbb.org. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  2. ↑ "How Chuck's became a symbol of what's wrong with America's gun laws". The Economist. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Biography of a Gun". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  4. ↑ "U.s. Takes Aim At 5 Suburban Gun Shops". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  5. ↑ "Chuck's Guns: A Brief History of Chicago's Notorious Gun Shop". The Trace. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  6. ↑ "TRACING THE GUNS: THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL GUNS ON VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO" (PDF).
  7. ↑ Guarino, Mark (2014-09-12). "Chicago priest 'receives death threats' after gun control rally outside store". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  8. ↑ Thompson, Cheryl W. (2010-11-22). "The story of two guns that killed police officers". The Washington Post . ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  9. ↑ "Stop Congress from trashing Illinois' concealed gun protections". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  10. ↑ "Gun Group Urges Members to Attend Father Pfleger Rally". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  11. ↑ "Father Pfleger rallys against guns in Riverdale". WGN-TV. 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  12. ↑ "Pro, Anti-Gun Advocates Rally Outside Riverdale Gun Shop" . Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  13. ↑ Holmes, Evelyn (2015-06-06). "Protesters take aim at 'bad apple' gun dealers at Chuck's Gun Shop in Riverdale". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  14. ↑ Davey, Monica (2013). "Strict Gun Laws in Chicago Can't Stem Fatal Shots". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  15. ↑ Guarino, Mark (2014-09-12). "Chicago priest 'receives death threats' after gun control rally outside store". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  16. ↑ "Chicago Is Face of Everyday Gun Violence in New Katie Couric Doc". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  17. ↑ "Chicago Gets Its Guns Where It Used to Get Its Blues". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  18. ↑ "Suburbs face lawsuit seeking tougher regulation of gun shops". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  19. ↑ Rowley, Tom (2015-08-04). "2 Chicago moms' sons were murdered. Now they're suing 3 suburban towns". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2017-10-28.

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