If Only They Had A Gun

A serial sexual predator who reportedly targeted women in Hickory Hills, Tinley Park, and Oak Forest faces the rest of his life behind bars after his defense fell apart when he refused to testify as his own trial on Thursday. A jury took less than an hour to convict Tyrone Everhart, 30, of the May 28, 2005, aggravated criminal sexual assault of an Oak Forest mother. Everhart sneaked up on the victim, told her he had a gun and threatened her life during the attack outside the victim’s home in the 16000 block of Laramie Avenue, the Prosecutor stated.  During the three-day trial, a 35-year-old woman Everhart reportedly raped in Hickory Hills in 1994 testified against him, describing how he had abducted her in a method similar to the 2005 attack. Everhart was also reportedly convicted of a rape in 2000 in Tinley Park, IL when he dragged a woman behind a Dumpster. More information here.

In the above situation, and countless others, innocent people have been harmed by the action of a criminal. Had there been an armed, law abiding citizen in the area, tragedy may very well have been averted. Americans use guns for self defense every 13 seconds, and that is perhaps the best reason to have a gun. These people are certainly glad they had a gun for self defense.