If Richie Daley and Phil Cline (Chicago’s mayor and top cop) had their way a yet to be identified South-side man and his one year-old son would be dead today. More proof that in Chicago that the inmates are running the asylum. Yesterday, that father and his son were victims of a deadly pair of armed robbers. Brian Neal, 19 and his unknown male companion tried to rob the victims at gunpoint. They shot the young father several times before he was able to retrieve a handgun from his apartment and return fire.
This violent crime happened in 500 block of East 82nd Street in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago where handguns have been banned.
The aftermath left one offender, Neal dead as the young father was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he’s reportedly in stable condition suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The second armed robber fled the scene.
Of course police have confiscated the only protection the victim had as evidence of both the justifiable homicide and potential ban related charges against the victim. That’s to aid in future revenge efforts by the escaped robber against the victim. Daley and Cline can be expected to go out of their way to help facilitate that revenge.
Illinois needs to give back gun rights to law-abiding citizens including the right to carry a concealed weapon for self-defense.
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Mayor Daley and Supt. Cline know this story is damaging to their gun ban program and don’t want any coverage. If I were in Chicago I would be all over this story like a cheap suit.
Of course it’s way too cold for me to venture until St. Patty’s Day. I tossed my boots, parka and mittens long ago.
I wrote about the Hale DeMar case, and this law, here:
http://www.reason.com/news/show/36162.html
One of the bill's sponsors told me:
"A village can still file a charge, but the person who is charged can assert an affirmative defense and state that he violated the ordinance in defending himself...If it's believed by judge or jury, it would constitute a defense to the charge."
The legislation applies only on a person's land or in his or her "abode" or "fixed place of business."
I completely agree with you. They have now circumvented the legislative process by legislating from the bench. So much for the autonomous objective judiciary and constitutional separation of power.
This is entirely within the scope and would be heard in federal court. Imagine the possibilities that exist here.
A google search on Brian Neals name finally brought up a Tribune article.
You have to register to pull it from the archives after 7 days.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070215shooting,1,4672600.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Would-be robber fatally shot
 By Jason Meisner
Tribune staff reporter
February 16, 2007, 1:04 PM CST
A 19-year-old would-be robber was shot and killed by a man he was trying to rob at gunpoint Thursday afternoon on Chicago's South Side, police said.
Brian Neal, of the 0-99 block of East 56th Street, was shot about 3:30 p.m. on the 500 block of East 82nd Street in the city's Chatham neighborhood, Police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.
Neal and an accomplice tried to rob a 23-year-old man, who was in his apartment with his 1-year-old son, police said. A fight ensued, during which the man pulled his own weapon and exchanged fire with his attackers, she said.
Neal was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at 4:42 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Greer said the father was shot multiple times and was in "stable" condition Thursday at Christ Medical Center. His son was not hurt. No charges had been filed against him, according to Greer.
The second robber ran from the scene, and police were searching for him as of Thursday night, Greer said.
It was unclear whether the second robber was wounded, police said.