Chuck's Gun Shop & Range

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Chuck's Gun Shop & Range is a

firing range in Riverdale, Illinois
.

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. 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. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  8. 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. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  15. 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. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 2017-10-28.

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