I was in Columbia, Illinois at the first convenience store you encounter when you cross the Mississippi River into Illinois. I stop there as it is cheaper to buy a soft drink for my round of golf there instead of at the golf course.
As I was standing in line a fellow came up behind me toting a 12 pack of Busch Light and talking on his cell phone a little loud, which is what caused me to notice him, although there was nothing unusual these days in this.
As I stood in line I heard him say, “I don’t wear those short socks.”
“Well,” I thought, “that is a bit of a strange conversation.”
Then he went on, “They don’t hide my ankle holster.”
My new best friend…not.
The rest of the conversation was about preferred grips on pistols.
In Missouri it is a free-for-all on concealed carried, and you do not even need a permit. Illinois takes a totally different approach. So either he was a Missouri resident and/or an Illinois scofflaw.
My personal opinion is that this country has a terminal illness when it comes to guns. Hunting is one thing, but I have a hard time imagining why anyone would need a pistol, and especially why they would need to carry one concealed.
Our obsession with guns is our Achilles Heel. It ain’t makin’ us great.