Illinois Concealed Carry: House Passes Bill That Could End State's Long-Running Ban On Firearms

[NickB79]

Source: Huffington Post

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois would join the rest of the nation in allowing the carrying of concealed weapons under legislation approved by the General Assembly on Friday – hours before lawmakers were scheduled to adjourn for the summer and days before a federal court's deadline.

The gun measure was a hard-fought compromise between gun rights activists across the state and gun control advocates trying to keep a lid on crime in Chicago. It now goes to Gov. Pat Quinn, a Chicago Democrat, who has not indicated whether he will sign it.

An 89-28 vote by the Illinois House on Friday sealed the compromise worked out after the federal appeals court ordered in December that Illinois end its ban on concealed carry by June 9. Earlier in the day, the Senate OK'd the plan 45-12. Both margins are big enough to withstand a gubernatorial veto.

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[Turbineguy]

1. Never miss a chance to go backwards.

We must not allow a mineshaft gap!

[onehandle]

2. Eventually, an Amendment will be passed to undo the damage being do to America by gun nuts.

Even before that, a bluer population and a bluer SCOTUS will chip away at the insanity of our Viagra desperate era.

[Doctor_J]

3. Every facet of conservatism is a cancer that spreads inexorably

until every region becomes riddled with it. It is going to take radical therapy to cure our country of Republicans.

[Carnage251]

4. Thats kinda funny seeing that democrats have super majorities in the Illinois house and senate

Even thought I agree.

[friendly_iconoclast]

7. *That* inconvenient truth will be studiously ignored by some here...

[Doctor_J]

10. Which is why I said conservatism

The NRA has completely infested the country, making the US the most dangerous developed nation, and a worldwide laughinstock.

[friendly_iconoclast]

8. They also voted to overturn Citizens United. Doesn't fit your meme, does it?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022933317

Shout out to Illinois.14th state to call for a constitutional amendment to rid elections of corp. $

Today, Illinois became the 14th state to call for a constitutional amendment to rid elections of corporate money and unlimited spending. This bipartisan action by the Illinois General Assembly demonstrates continuing national momentum to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling.

Illinois is the third state in the past month and a half to call for an amendment; West Virginia and Maine passed similar resolutions last month.

The effort in Illinois was bipartisan, underscoring what poll data have shown: People of all political stripes are deeply concerned about corporations having too much influence over our democratic process. A measure calling for a constitutional amendment was on ballots across Illinois in November and was supported by three-quarters of voters.

Illinois ranks fifth among U.S. states in population and has been called the state that most closely mirrors the demographics of the country...

Y'all need to learn that the world just might not line up quite the way you think it does...

[bowens43]

5. insane. completely fucking insane

what kind of evil jackass do you have to be to carry concealed weapon. If you carry, you should be in jail with theother criminals.

[friendly_iconoclast]

6. Yeah, and what crime will they be charged with? "Contempt of sensibilities"?

How very authoritarian...

[rrneck]

11. ...

[Pelican]

12. Millions and millions...

of "evil jackasses" carry concealed every day without incident.

Miracle of miracles!

[premium]

13. Hey, you forgot this.

[backwoodsbob]

14. so carry concealed should be a felony?

wow..I'm guilty of a felony now and then I guess

[ileus]

9. First progressive gun law in a while

For our friends in IL...