This Self-Defense Shooting Was Illegal 10 Years Ago

This story isn’t just about self-defense.

It’s about how close Chicago came to turning a law-abiding man into either a criminal — or a victim who never made it home.

Police say a licensed concealed carry holder was confronted by two armed men demanding his belongings. He defended himself. One attacker was shot. No charges were filed.

That last part matters.

Because before 2014, this same man could have been arrested just for carrying the gun that saved his life. Not for using it. For having it.

If this happens a decade earlier, the law likely leaves him disarmed — facing two criminals, one gun, and no way out.

Same threat. Same criminals.

Different outcome — because the law finally changed.

That fight didn’t start in 2014.

It started with Otis McDonald, a 76-year-old Chicago resident who took the city to the Supreme Court after being told he couldn’t protect himself in his own home. His case forced Chicago to recognize that the Second Amendment applies to the people who live there — not just the criminals who ignore the law.

Even then, Illinois still refused to allow public carry, which is why it took years longer for citizens to legally defend themselves outside their homes.

That history is why this defensive gun use ended the way it did.

And it’s also why preparation matters.

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But when seconds matter, help is minutes away.

That’s why I created the I Am The Militia design — because the militia was never the government. It was the people.

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