Chuck's Gun Shop & Range

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". 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. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. 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. Guarino, Mark (2014-09-12). "Chicago priest 'receives death threats' after gun control rally outside store". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
8. Thompson, Cheryl W. (2010-11-22). "The story of two guns that killed police officers". The Washington Post. 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. Davey, Monica (2013). "Strict Gun Laws in Chicago Can't Stem Fatal Shots". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
15. Guarino, Mark (2014-09-12). "Chicago priest 'receives death threats' after gun control rally outside store". The Guardian. 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. Rowley, Tom (2015-08-04). "2 Chicago moms' sons were murdered. Now they're suing 3 suburban towns". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-28.

External links

• Official website

41.6349°N 87.6176°W / 41.6349; -87.6176