Illinois lawmakers approve concealed carry gun bill

[gryphon]

SPRINGFIELD --- State lawmakers today approved compromise legislation to set up rules on who can carry concealed guns and where they can be carried.

Illinois is the last state in the nation not to have some form of concealed carry on the books, but a federal appeals court overturned the state’s long standing ban in December and gave lawmakers until June 9 to come up with regulations to allow it.

A five-year concealed weapons permit would be issued to applicants. Law enforcement could object, and an applicant could appeal to a seven-member board designed to have people with such credentials as former judges or FBI agents. A person would have to complete 16 hours of training before getting a gun.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-illinois-senate-debating-new-concealed-carry-gun-bill-20130531,0,947405.story

[TheQ]

Sounds lame. Would have been far better off with no law at all. VETO!  VETO!

[gryphon]

If the governor vetos, they'll get con carry in five days. 

Therefore, the gov can't veto this.  Not enough time to rewrite and pass both houses.

[bigt8261]

Won't they end up with local control as opposed to con carry?

I remember reading something about Cook County writing it's own ordinances (bans) just in case.

[gryphon]

Yes, if the law isn't signed I believe the cities can exert local control.  The new law allows for existing local control but no new local control.  In light of the ruling, I'm not really sure why localities should be allowed to do that anyway, but...