Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence http://www.ichv.org Saving Lives Starts at Home Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:30:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 A New ICHV Insights by Robyn Thomas: Legal Community Against Violence: Providing Expertise, Information and Advocacy on Gun Violence Issues http://www.ichv.org/http:/www.ichv.org http://www.ichv.org/http:/www.ichv.org#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:28:04 +0000 admin http://www.ichv.org/?p=1643 In 1993, a disgruntled man drove into Nevada, where he purchased assault weapons and other guns. The man had been a client of a San Francisco law firm twelve years earlier. When he came back to San Francisco after his trip to Nevada, he had a hit list in his pocket and went to the offices of the law firm.

The man ended up killing eight people and wounding six before killing himself. Even though he began his shooting spree at the law firm, none of the “dead or wounded appeared to have any connection” to the killer, according to a news story published at the time.

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]]> http://www.ichv.org/http:/www.ichv.org/feed 0 Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed 8 Law Enforcement, 77 Private Citizens Over Two and a Half Year Period According to New On-Line Resource That Tallies News Reports of CCW Killings http://www.ichv.org/http:/www.ichv.org http://www.ichv.org/http:/www.ichv.org#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:24:57 +0000 admin http://www.ichv.org/?p=1677 ]]> http://www.ichv.org/http:/www.ichv.org/feed 0