Chuck's Gun Shop & Range is a
gun store
A gun shop (also known by various other names such as firearm store and gun store) is a business that sells firearms, such as handguns and long guns, to individuals in an open shopping format. It may also provide repairs for firearms and their pa ...
and indoor
firing range
A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, sports venue, venue, or playing field, field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice, or shooting sport, competitions. ...
in
Riverdale, Illinois
Riverdale is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,663 at the 2020 census. The village shares its name with the bordering Riverdale, Chicago, Riverdale neighborhood in Chicago.
History
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History
The store has been in business since 1984, and is owned by John Riggio. Between 1996 and 2000, Chuck's sold 2,370 guns that were linked to crimes by police, more than any other gun shop in the area. Between 2009 and 2013 guns recovered from crime scenes in the city came from Chuck's more than any other gun dealer a total of 1,516, 8% of all guns recovered from crimes scenes during that time period. At least three guns sold by the store were involved in fatal shootings of police officers.
The store has been the target of several public protests.
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson (Birth name#Maiden and married names, né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American Civil rights movements, civil rights activist, Politics of the United States, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. Beginning as a ...
led protests in 2007, 2012, and 2015. In 2015 activists sued the town of Riverdale for "lax or insufficient methods of administration in licensing and regulating gun dealers" specifically targeting Chuck's in the lawsuit.
References
External links
Official website
1984 establishments in Illinois
Firearm commerce
Companies based in Cook County, Illinois
Retail companies established in 1984
Shops in the United States
Riverdale, Illinois
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