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Fate of gun shop on line in Glenwood IL
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Fate of gun shop on line in Glenwood Stricter requirements for security proposed Friday, January 4, 2002By Amy HoakCorrespondent
Glenwood Village Board members are expected to iron out proposed changes to the village's gun shop ordinance - and, in effect, decide the fate of the Glenwood Gun Shop - at a board committee meeting Tuesday.The proposed new ordinance, which trustees suggested has stricter security requirements for stores than its predecessor, was supposed to be voted on Wednesday. But Mayor Jeanne Maggio said board members had "quite a few" questions about what the changes would mean for the village and the Glenwood Gun Shop.The shop, 135 E. Main St., has not sold guns since its stock was liquidated in 1998 following the murders of two store owners. The Glenwood Gun Shop now operates solely as a shooting range.But new shop owner Chris DeYoung has asked the board, for the second time, to allow the store to sell guns again. The last time he asked for a special-use permit was in early 2000, and the board rejected his request.Trustees Ronald Clark and Kerry Durkin have been studying the new proposal since November, urged by village administrator Joe Christofanelli Jr.'s suggestion that board consider the "economic development" aspect of the business.The village's present gun shop ordinance mirrors the Cook County ordinance, which prohibits the sale of guns within a quarter-mile of a public facility, such as a school or golf course. It also outlines code requirements and strict security measures for businesses wanting to sell guns, Durkin said.The Glenwood Gun Shop, which sold guns for more than 30 years, is located within a quarter-mile of two schools. But Durkin said the shop was "grandfathered in" under the ordinance because it was open before the rules went into effect. But the ordinance also requires that the owners receive a special-use permit to sell guns in the village - something that DeYoung will not get until the board is convinced that there are enough security measures in place so that a robbery like the one that occurred in September 1998 will never happen again.The board has refused to allow the shop to sell guns since store owner Salvatore "Bud" Pennella, 66, and his son Raymond Pennella, 38, were shot and killed when robbers entered the shop shooting.One of four men charged with the murder was sentenced last month to life in prison, prosecutors said.Kenneth Bryant, 23, of 215 W. 154th St., Harvey, pleaded guilty Dec. 20 to first-degree murder, attempted murder and armed robbery. His life sentence does not include the possibility of parole. Cases are still pending for three other men charged in the robbery: Kendall Merriweather, 21, of 7202 S. Lowe Ave., Chicago; Michael Merriweather, 24, of 206 W. 154th St., Harvey; and Rashe Poplar, 17, of 1013 E. 194th St., Glenwood.The proposed ordinance would require gun shop owners to buzz customers in, so robbers couldn't come in the store shooting.Durkin said he couldn't divulge other specific security measures the amended ordinance would require of gun shop owners, saying that he didn't want to give away the security "play book" to would-be robbers.But he did vow that the Glenwood ordinance would be one of the strictest in the area."And we're not done making ours better," he said. The committee meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the village hall, 13 S. Rebecca St. http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/yrtwn/seast/041seyt3.htm
Glenwood Village Board members are expected to iron out proposed changes to the village's gun shop ordinance - and, in effect, decide the fate of the Glenwood Gun Shop - at a board committee meeting Tuesday.The proposed new ordinance, which trustees suggested has stricter security requirements for stores than its predecessor, was supposed to be voted on Wednesday. But Mayor Jeanne Maggio said board members had "quite a few" questions about what the changes would mean for the village and the Glenwood Gun Shop.The shop, 135 E. Main St., has not sold guns since its stock was liquidated in 1998 following the murders of two store owners. The Glenwood Gun Shop now operates solely as a shooting range.But new shop owner Chris DeYoung has asked the board, for the second time, to allow the store to sell guns again. The last time he asked for a special-use permit was in early 2000, and the board rejected his request.Trustees Ronald Clark and Kerry Durkin have been studying the new proposal since November, urged by village administrator Joe Christofanelli Jr.'s suggestion that board consider the "economic development" aspect of the business.The village's present gun shop ordinance mirrors the Cook County ordinance, which prohibits the sale of guns within a quarter-mile of a public facility, such as a school or golf course. It also outlines code requirements and strict security measures for businesses wanting to sell guns, Durkin said.The Glenwood Gun Shop, which sold guns for more than 30 years, is located within a quarter-mile of two schools. But Durkin said the shop was "grandfathered in" under the ordinance because it was open before the rules went into effect. But the ordinance also requires that the owners receive a special-use permit to sell guns in the village - something that DeYoung will not get until the board is convinced that there are enough security measures in place so that a robbery like the one that occurred in September 1998 will never happen again.The board has refused to allow the shop to sell guns since store owner Salvatore "Bud" Pennella, 66, and his son Raymond Pennella, 38, were shot and killed when robbers entered the shop shooting.One of four men charged with the murder was sentenced last month to life in prison, prosecutors said.Kenneth Bryant, 23, of 215 W. 154th St., Harvey, pleaded guilty Dec. 20 to first-degree murder, attempted murder and armed robbery. His life sentence does not include the possibility of parole. Cases are still pending for three other men charged in the robbery: Kendall Merriweather, 21, of 7202 S. Lowe Ave., Chicago; Michael Merriweather, 24, of 206 W. 154th St., Harvey; and Rashe Poplar, 17, of 1013 E. 194th St., Glenwood.The proposed ordinance would require gun shop owners to buzz customers in, so robbers couldn't come in the store shooting.Durkin said he couldn't divulge other specific security measures the amended ordinance would require of gun shop owners, saying that he didn't want to give away the security "play book" to would-be robbers.But he did vow that the Glenwood ordinance would be one of the strictest in the area."And we're not done making ours better," he said. The committee meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the village hall, 13 S. Rebecca St. http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/yrtwn/seast/041seyt3.htm