"When everybody is armed, it's a very polite society"

We're the site of a rise in flash mobs, but Illinois is the only state that doesn't allow concealed carry. Don't we have a right to defend ourselves? The police can't be everywhere, nor are they, as people have been beaten even in upscale areas. Others live with danger every day. It's no coincidence the main plaintiffs for the landmark Chicago gun rights case have been victims of crime:

"It's the best thing in the world, Illinois is so backward it's unreal," said Chris DeYoung, owner of the Glenwood Gun and Pistol Range. "Illinois should have had a carry [provision] years ago."

DeYoung said lifting Illinois' ban would help keep crime down in the state, especially in Chicago where he said crime is rampant. He pointed to recent mob attacks where large groups have been targeting people to rob.

"When everybody is armed, it's a very polite society," said DeYoung.

Illinois lawmakers recently narrowly voted down a measure that would have ended the ban in the state. Had it passed, Gov. Pat Quinn had promised to veto it.

The city still has a very restrictive gun law. (This from the leftie Chicago Reader) We could use a more polite society in Illinois.

...It seems that the liberal elites with taxpayer-funded bodyguards are the only ones opposed to a common sense concealed carry law.