Naperville’s Assault Weapons Ban Will not Cease Crime, However It Will ‘Stand for Group Values’

“They know [an assault weapons ban is] not going to scale back any crime or cease one individual from getting a gun or cease anybody from coming into Naperville to commit against the law,” [Law Weapons and Supply owner Robert Bevis] mentioned. “Criminals don’t purchase weapons from retailers like ours.

“It’s completely political theater.”

However final month, [Naperville, Illinois] Councilman Ian Holzhauer mentioned it was his responsibility to behave on an ordinance like this.

“As an elected official, I can do one thing,” he mentioned. “It is perhaps one thing small, however I can do one thing to assist hold our neighborhood secure and stand for our neighborhood values.”

— Kevin Schmit in ‘Absolutely Political Theater’: Naperville Gun Shop Owner Questions Motives Behind Sales Ban Ordinance