Hello all,
My family and I recently escaped...er, I mean, relocated from the NW side of the big city. While it wasn't job-required or due to one particular reason, let's just say that there were many contributing factors that helped us make up our minds. And yes, governmental encroachment on our freedoms (say, 2A?) played no small part, although having lived most of my life there and my kids having lived all of their lives there made it a tough decision nonetheless. Our building up there sold faster than we could find the right house down here, so we're currently in a rental in Homecroft/Southport which makes checking out new listings a whole lot easier than driving 3.5+ hours each time we saw something that we liked. And when you consider how hot the market is around here, one has to strike while the iron is hot; at least twice I got a call from the agent while I was on the ride down here to tell me that the house I was coming to look at just went under contract. We are trying to stay in the general area as we look since we've already gotten to like life around here.
But on to the good stuff! Regardless of what you may hear, there are law-abiding citizens in Chicago that safely own and carry. I never made it all the way to my CCL, but my FOID card is valid and allows me to legally access my 2nd amendment rights (gee thanks Chicago) for home protection. With the eventual CCL in mind, I own an accessible, single stack Walther PPS M2 LE which I find comfortable and easy to fire on those all-too-infrequent trips to the range or the farm.
I look forward to prowling around the boards here to learn, get retail connections, and eventually meet the good INGO folk of Indianapolis. FYI, I actually discovered this site after seeing someone in the grocery store with an INGO shirt on!
My family and I recently escaped...er, I mean, relocated from the NW side of the big city. While it wasn't job-required or due to one particular reason, let's just say that there were many contributing factors that helped us make up our minds. And yes, governmental encroachment on our freedoms (say, 2A?) played no small part, although having lived most of my life there and my kids having lived all of their lives there made it a tough decision nonetheless. Our building up there sold faster than we could find the right house down here, so we're currently in a rental in Homecroft/Southport which makes checking out new listings a whole lot easier than driving 3.5+ hours each time we saw something that we liked. And when you consider how hot the market is around here, one has to strike while the iron is hot; at least twice I got a call from the agent while I was on the ride down here to tell me that the house I was coming to look at just went under contract. We are trying to stay in the general area as we look since we've already gotten to like life around here.
But on to the good stuff! Regardless of what you may hear, there are law-abiding citizens in Chicago that safely own and carry. I never made it all the way to my CCL, but my FOID card is valid and allows me to legally access my 2nd amendment rights (gee thanks Chicago) for home protection. With the eventual CCL in mind, I own an accessible, single stack Walther PPS M2 LE which I find comfortable and easy to fire on those all-too-infrequent trips to the range or the farm.
I look forward to prowling around the boards here to learn, get retail connections, and eventually meet the good INGO folk of Indianapolis. FYI, I actually discovered this site after seeing someone in the grocery store with an INGO shirt on!
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