I have it really tough, living in Illinois, the only State in the Nation to not have any form of CCW Law. My Father carried, his entire life, right up to 1980. Ban or no Ban, he did not care. He taught me many things, but the most valuable lesson was learned in 1968, when four men approached us and informed my Father in not such nice words, that we were not going to be going home in one piece. The Racial issues of the times had caused a civil unrest and we were about to be victims. My Dad was a Korean War Veteran and had seen this coming, long before they ever opened their mouths to speak. I will never forget what he said, in the same calm voice that he spoke with as though nothing was wrong... "I have a gun, it is in my hand and ready to fire". The threat was no longer willing to be a threat and we went home, my Hero!