St. Louis Alderman calls to carry handguns for safety
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:26 pm
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St. Louis Alderman Quincy Troupe calls on residents to carry handguns for safety
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2008 - Vivian Jones does her monthly shooting practice at The Bull's Eye gun range Wednesday morning. Jones has had a concealed carry permit for the past two years. "I'm a business owner, I have to protect myself," said Jones, who owns a dry cleaners in Baden. (Robert Cohen/P-D)
By Jake Wagman
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
12/02/2008
ST. LOUIS — Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe's neighborhood has seen nine homicides in 10 months this year, more than all but one other section of the city.
With gunplay wreaking havoc on his ward, Troupe thinks he has found an answer: citizens arming themselves.
The alderman is pleading with constituents to get guns of their own — and learn how to use them. Troupe, who represents a swatch of north St. Louis, is encouraging residents to apply for concealed weapons permits so they can start carrying a firearm.
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