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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.

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" (in en). https://www.bbb.org/chicago/business-reviews/sporting-goods-retail/chuck-s-gun-shop-pistol-in-riverdale-il-88225734. 
  2. ↑ "How Chuck's became a symbol of what's wrong with America's gun laws" (in en). The Economist. https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21718895-2009-2013-more-1500-guns-found-chicago-crime-scenes-were-traced. 
  3. ↑ "Biography of a Gun" (in en). Chicago magazine. http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2004/Biography-of-a-Gun/index.php?cparticle=2&siarticle=1. 
  4. ↑ "U.s. Takes Aim At 5 Suburban Gun Shops" (in en). tribunedigital-chicagotribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-08-19/news/9908190184_1_straw-purchasers-gun-industry-suburban-gun-shops. 
  5. ↑ "Chuck's Guns: A Brief History of Chicago's Notorious Gun Shop" (in en-US). The Trace. 2015-06-26. https://www.thetrace.org/2015/06/the-violent-history-of-chicagos-most-notorious-gun-shop/. 
  6. ↑ "TRACING THE GUNS: THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL GUNS ON VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO". https://www.cityofchicago.org/dam/city/depts/mayor/Press%20Room/Press%20Releases/2014/May/05.27.14TracingGuns.pdf. 
  7. ↑ Guarino, Mark (2014-09-12). "Chicago priest 'receives death threats' after gun control rally outside store" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/12/chicago-priest-receives-death-threats-gun-control-rally-outside-store. 
  8. ↑ Thompson, Cheryl W. (2010-11-22). "The story of two guns that killed police officers" (in en-US). ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/21/AR2010112103202.html. 
  9. ↑ "Stop Congress from trashing Illinois' concealed gun protections" (in en). Chicago Sun-Times. https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/stop-congress-from-trashing-illinois-concealed-gun-protections/. 
  10. ↑ "Gun Group Urges Members to Attend Father Pfleger Rally" (in en). NBC Chicago. http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Gun-Group-Urges-Members-to-Attend-Father-Pfleger-Rally-274181751.html. 
  11. ↑ "Father Pfleger rallys against guns in Riverdale" (in en-US). WGN-TV. 2014-09-07. http://wgntv.com/2014/09/06/father-pfleger-rallys-against-guns-in-riverdale/. 
  12. ↑ "Pro, Anti-Gun Advocates Rally Outside Riverdale Gun Shop" (in en). http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/06/06/pro-anti-gun-advocates-rally-outside-riverdale-gun-shop/. 
  13. ↑ Holmes, Evelyn (2015-06-06). "Protesters take aim at 'bad apple' gun dealers at Chuck's Gun Shop in Riverdale" (in en-US). ABC7 Chicago. http://abc7chicago.com/news/protesters-take-aim-at-bad-apple-gun-dealers-at-chucks-gun-shop-in-riverdale/770226/. 
  14. ↑ Davey, Monica (2013). "Strict Gun Laws in Chicago Can't Stem Fatal Shots" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/us/strict-chicago-gun-laws-cant-stem-fatal-shots.html. 
  15. ↑ Guarino, Mark (2014-09-12). "Chicago priest 'receives death threats' after gun control rally outside store" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/12/chicago-priest-receives-death-threats-gun-control-rally-outside-store. 
  16. ↑ "Chicago Is Face of Everyday Gun Violence in New Katie Couric Doc" (in en). Chicago magazine. http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2016/Katie-Couric-Under-the-Gun-Pam-Bosley/. 
  17. ↑ "Chicago Gets Its Guns Where It Used to Get Its Blues" (in en). Chicago magazine. http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/January-2013/Chicago-Gets-Its-Guns-Where-It-Used-to-Get-Its-Blues/. 
  18. ↑ "Suburbs face lawsuit seeking tougher regulation of gun shops" (in en). Chicago Sun-Times. https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/suburbs-face-lawsuit-seeking-tougher-regulation-of-gun-shops/. 
  19. ↑ Rowley, Tom (2015-08-04). "2 Chicago moms' sons were murdered. Now they're suing 3 suburban towns." (in en-US). Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/why-2-chicago-mothers-are-suing-3-suburbs-over-their-murdered-sons/2015/08/03/7be84ac2-3798-11e5-b673-1df005a0fb28_story.html. 

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Coordinates: 41°38′06″N 87°37′03″W / 41.6349°N 87.6176°W / 41.6349; -87.6176

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