From: "Concealed Carry, Inc." <john@concealcarry.org>

At 12:10pm, Aug 7th 2001, Concealed Carry, Inc. was contacted by DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett. Mr. Birkett stated as follows:
 

1) He supports concealed carry, but concealed carry is not Illinois law.
2) He has personally reviewed the case and upon that review has determined the case cannot go to trial. All charges to be dropped, Mr.Horstman can have is property back.
3) Mr. Birkett is contacting Mr. Horstman's defense attorney as we speak to inform of his office's decision.
 

On one hand it would have been great to have had our test case, but I can see the State of Illinois simply did not want to do that. Further, Mr. Horstman has suffered enough and it is because of your hard work in energizing gun owners to support Mr. Horstman on Aug 20th that the State's Attorney took a personal interest in this case. In short, without firing a shot, we have made our point.
 

I think we can declare victory without being smug and I think we can also appreciate the willingness of State's Attorney Birkett to do the right thing if his attention is focused on the problem.
 

Now, do not rest. We must be vigilant. If you had not taken an active roll Mr. Horstman would have been rolled up in the juggernaut of the judicial system and spit into prison. Mr. Horstman still represents all gun owners and the hell he went through should never happen to another gun owner in this state.
 

We will schedule a rally for Mr. Horstman soon so that you can meet him and hear his story first hand.
 

Thank you patriots one and all.
 

John Birch
President
Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
OAK BROOK IL 60522-4597
Tel: 630 986-8550 Fax: 815 327-1152
www.concealcarry.org
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