Conductor shot in Naperville calls for change in gun laws: 'Fix this broken system'
Michael Case
Amtrak conductor Michael Case  said changes should be made to keep mentally unstable individuals from owning and having access to guns  though he stressed he does not want to infringe on Second Amendment rights.
Edward Klein  80  has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. A DuPage County judge ruled him mentally unfit to stand trial. He has been in custody since he shot  Case  on May 16  while the train on which Klein was a passenger was stopped at the station near downtown Naperville.  Case   a Homewood resident  was severely wounded and hospitalized for several months.
On Dec. 18   Case  testified before a DuPage County judge  recounting the moment Klein  of West Allis  Wis.  shot the Amtrak conductor in the torso.
While the judge weighs what to do with Klein   Case   a 46-year-old father of four is still recovering from the near-fatal incident  strengthened by the support and efforts of those both near and far.
In early January   Case  will have  his  third surgery since the May shooting. The procedure is to reconnect  his  small and large intestines. The shooting severely damaged  his  pancreas  and doctors removed  his  gall bladder completely.  Case  said a long scar now adorns  his  stomach.
The shooting and its aftermath radically changed his family life   Case  said. Instead of focusing on school  his children have devoted much of their energy to him  and his wife has taken significant time off from her job to be with him  he said.
Whether  Case  will return to his job as a conductor â he worked Amtrak routes locally  in the Midwestand on the East coast for 10 years â remains to be seen  said  Case . He said he is seeing a therapist to help cope with anxiety that surfaced after the shooting  and he struggles with having people stand right behind him.
Working for Amtrak showed  Case  large swaths of the country  and he said he developed long-lasting friendships along the way. He called Amtrak "a family."
[TGT] said changes should be made to keep mentally unstable individuals from owning and having access to guns  though  [TGT]  stressed  [TGT]  does not want to infringe on Second Amendment rights.
Edward Klein  80  has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. A DuPage County judge ruled him mentally unfit to stand trial. He has been in custody since he shot  Case  on May 16  while the train on which Klein was a passenger was stopped at the station near downtown Naperville.  Case   a Homewood resident  was severely wounded and hospitalized for several months.
On Dec. 18   Case  testified before a DuPage County judge  recounting the moment Klein  of West Allis  Wis.  shot the Amtrak conductor in the torso.
While the judge weighs what to do with Klein   Case   a 46-year-old father of four is still recovering from the near-fatal incident  strengthened by the support and efforts of those both near and far.
In early January   Case  will have  his  third surgery since the May shooting. The procedure is to reconnect  his  small and large intestines. The shooting severely damaged  his  pancreas  and doctors removed  his  gall bladder completely.  Case  said a long scar now adorns  his  stomach.
The shooting and its aftermath radically changed his family life   Case  said. Instead of focusing on school  his children have devoted much of their energy to him  and his wife has taken significant time off from her job to be with him  he said.
Whether  Case  will return to his job as a conductor â he worked Amtrak routes locally  in the Midwestand on the East coast for 10 years â remains to be seen  said  Case . He said he is seeing a therapist to help cope with anxiety that surfaced after the shooting  and he struggles with having people stand right behind him.
Working for Amtrak showed  Case  large swaths of the country  and he said he developed long-lasting friendships along the way. He called Amtrak "a family."