A gun store owner in the Chicago neighborhood of Bucktown is giving away pepper spray as a way to fight surging crime in his community.
Store owner Tom Bellino says he is giving the spray as a means to help protect “young moms and nannies” who walk neighborhood streets without any form of protection.
According to CBS Chicago, Bellino began giving the spray away after not being allowed to sell it. But he made clear that he does not mind missing out on a profit in this area, saying, “You can’t make money at everything you do. You’ve got to give back sometimes.”
Crime stats year-to-date in Bucktown “show 60 robberies, 59 assaults, 4 criminal sexual assaults and 43 reported batteries on the sidewalk or alley.”
by Awr Hawkins