An Illinois Democrat has introduced a new bill that would require business owners in Chicago to pay for their own security.
State Rep. Thaddeus Jones (D) introduced the Armed Security Protection Act in January. If passed, establishments like banks, gas stations, grocery stores, and pawn shops would be forced to employ at least one-armed guard to protect the business during operating hours starting in July.
“They’re not thinking. It’s a ludicrous bill,” Happy Foods store owner Barbara Eastman told FOX Business’ Jeff Flock in Chicago Monday. “First of all, for the liability of having an armed guard in here.”
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