Governor Quinn: Local Communities Should Have Control in Conceal Carry Law
The Chicago Tribune reported this week Gov. Quinn is looking for ways to tighten Illinois' impending conceal carry law.
Gov. Pat Quinn said earlier this week he thinks Illinois communities should be able to exert some local control when it comes to a state conceal carry gun law, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. The state is working to create a concealed carry law by the June 9 deadline. A federal court ruled late last year that Illinois’ ban on conceal carry was unconstitutional. "I am not excited about this at all," the Tribune reported Quinn as saying. "If this has to happen, it has to have the proper restrictions and limitations... I think we should make sure it's very tight and I think local communities, wherever they are, should have the option to make it as tight as possible in their community." Quinn also has stated his opposition to …
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Vincent
7:04 pm on Friday, April 26, 2013
Jeff, look what popped up on the Patch: http://shorewood-il.patch.com/articles/dog-shooter-allowed-to-keep-his-firearms?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001 And the original article: http://shorewood-il.patch.com/articles/dog-shooting-leaves-minooka-family-distraught-man-in-a-nightmare I think that these articles (of the same incident) are perfect examples of how using a firearm can very much work to the … more ›