Gerald Vernon

Chicago Firearms Safety Association

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President of the Chicago Firearms Safety Association and Chicago spokesman for IllinoisCarry.com

Gerald Vernon on KCRW

A mystery to people from other countries, America's gun culture is as old as the Revolution, enshrined in the Bill of Rights, perpetuated by the Civil War and mythologized as "how the…

American History and the Politics of Gun Control

A mystery to people from other countries, America's gun culture is as old as the Revolution, enshrined in the Bill of Rights, perpetuated by the Civil War and mythologized as "how the…

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