Another gun free zone slaughter

[DDMac]

Tinley Park — Five females were shot to death at a suburban Chicago clothing store on Saturday, and police were searching for a man they said fled the scene

The victims were shot and killed at a Lane Bryant store at the Brookside Marketplace, police Sgt. T.J. Grady said. Officers found the victims inside after getting a 911 call around 10:45 a.m., Grady said.

Earlier, Grady said "the offender" had apparently left the cluster of stores off Interstate 80 in the suburbs southwest of downtown Chicago.

"No motive has been established," Grady said. "Every store was immediately canvassed and a search by air too has given us every indication that the offender has left the scene."

The store was open at the time of the shootings. Grady declined to say whether the victims were customers or employees. He gave no ages and said authorities are still trying to reach the victims' families.

Police were allowing some shoppers into parts of the strip mall later Saturday, but had cordoned off the store.

Tracy Caccavella was shopping at a Pet Smart store late Saturday morning across the parking lot from the Lane Bryant when she saw police enter the pet supply store.

"Six police entered the store with their hands on their gun holsters," Caccavella said.

The Cook County Sheriff's Department was helping with the investigation, providing a helicopter and K-9 patrol unit Saturday, spokeswoman Penny Mateck said.

The small red and brown brick Lane Bryant is part of a cluster of four or five stores isolated on one side of a large blacktop parking lot, with big box stores including Target and a Best Buy several hundred yards away.

Two large county vans backed up to the front of the building Saturday afternoon and a white canopy was placed over the front of the building.

Messages left at Lane Bryant Brand headquarters were not immediately returned. END END END.


Sheepdogs, does that make your blood boil or what?? Members here who live in the Land of Lincoln and are prohibited to carry concealed, FOR YOUR SAFETY, you have my condolences.  Mac.

[gunman1911]

Gun free zone=Murder rich environment. Want to stop the killings, stop the gun free zones. Its as simple as that.

[HAWKFISH]

Yeah, you would think that some politicians would put 2+2 together and realize that all these mass shootings/killings are happening in "no gun- no carry places." Almost always this is the case. And some even more people are gonna see this and say again.. yeah a gun did that. The gun is the problem. UMM no, that gun didn't sell it's self, load itself, cock itself, point itself, and pull the trigger itself. Some low-life did. They are the problem. Not the gun. GRRRRrr!

[tombogan03884]

When some one tells me so and so was killed by a gun I ask them "How, did it stab them" after they look at me stupidly for a while i point out that inanamate objects do not act on thier own. I usually have to explain what "inanamate objects "means

[leatherman92]

my blood is boiling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

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[Diplomat]

What do you mean by a Gun Free Zone? I carry every where except inside school buildings. I leave it in the car.

Of course I don't take it into court building and Bars... I don't drink and don't have any business in courts.

Am I wrong? As for the airports... I unload in the car put it in a lock box, declare it, and load it back again in the car at my destination.

So please tell me again what is a Gun Free Zone other then Schools, Bars, Courts and Airports? In Texas a business is required to post a large ugly sign with specific verbage with one inch letters if they want to be gun free. I have yet to see one.

I've seen hand written signs at gas stations and i LOL.

[tombogan03884]

In NH the only place I can not carry is in"any place commonly used by the courts" in other words the courthouse. They are trying to change that to include State office buildings.

[Diplomat]

In NH the only place I can not carry is in"any place commonly used by the courts" in other words the courthouse. They are trying to change that to include State office buildings.

Ya wait till there is a shooting in a State office building then it will pass...  shaking my head.

[tombogan03884]

Yeah, or all the dems will start carrying

[DDMac]

Diplomat, here in NC, private property owners (hospitals, shopping malls, convenience stores, restaurants and some groceries, etc) can post a NO WEAPONS notice that restricts CCW permitees, and many do. I'm speculating that Illinois, a State I fled over 30 years ago, is even more restrictive. I just hate it when I forget... or miss a sign.    Mac.