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FEATURE STORIES Judges: Case May Have Shown Gun Makers Help Criminals Get Guns Springfield, IL - While affirming dismissal of the City of Chicago's case against the gun industry, five of seven Illinois Supreme Court judges yesterday took the extraordinary step of expressing alarm at the prospect that the gun industry may intentionally supply the criminal gun market for profit. The justices called for legislators to take action. Illinois Supreme Court Justice Charles Freeman wrote that the "plaintiff's allegations, if true, support the conclusion that defendant gun manufacturers are not only aware of the probability that their wares might be used in the commission of crimes, but that they actively seek to exploit that fact to increase their profit margin...it is my sincere hope that our General Assembly will turn its attention to the problems this case brings to light." He was joined in the concurring opinion by four other judges.
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