The Colorado theater massacre has stirred up a lot of debate in Illinois recently about concealed carry laws.

Illinois is the only state in the union without concealed carry laws and lawmakers of downstate Illinois have been trying for some time to give Illinoisans their conceal carry rights. DeWitt County Sheriff Jered Shofner says at some point, things come down to a 'good vs evil' and there are more good intentioned people than there are bad.

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After 25 years of in law enforcement, Sheriff Shofner says 99% of those who would carry guns would comply with the laws. He feels though the citizens who would carry weapons legally would be responsible and not take the responsibility lightly.

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Sheriff Shofner believes the focus should be on criminal control instead of new gun control laws. He feels the arguments and debates will continue on until the political climate in Illinois changes.

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Sheriff Shofner is a member of the Illinois Sheriff's Association, and he says they have voted more than once to allow concealed carry in Illinois. The Sheriff adds, by the definition of a criminal, laws or no laws, criminals are going to continue to commit violent crimes.