The village board gave preliminary support when the plan was informally proposed at a board meeting in May. But once residents got wind of the idea, they mounted an email and phone campaign against it.
A proposal to open a gun shop in Mundelein has been dropped after mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Highland Park led to rising opposition.Maxon Shooter’s Supplies and Indoor Range, of Des Plaines, had proposed opening a new store and gun range in a commercial development at Illinois Routes 60 and 83.. But once residents got wind of the idea, they mounted an email and phone campaign against it.
“Emotions are very high,” Mayor Steve Lentz said. “I think we’re relieved it’s not going to be before us.”“We are disappointed that we will not have the opportunity to bring a world class, safety centered facility to Mundelein,” he wrote, “and will focus our future efforts on communities in which we are wanted.”
As proposed, the shop would have held up to 20,000 square feet, in a shopping area that includes a Salvation Army, a church and a Garden Fresh Market. Trustees initially had expressed enthusiasm for having a local gun range and safety training Maxon provides. When Sullivan, a board member of Diamond Lake School District 76, found out about the plan, she couldn’t believe it would be allowed a quarter-mile from Diamond Lake School.The campaign gained momentum after the Uvalde and Highland Park shootings.Advertisement
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