CCW Deadlock - Surprised?

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[size="+0"]CCW in the Illinois Senate: CCW with or without preemption?[/size][/font]

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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate pressed for a compromise Tuesday to allow concealed weapons in Illinois, advancing a measure that would let Chicago keep local firearms laws like its assault weapons ban and rejecting a separate bill that would wipe them out. <br />
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The latest developments unfolded as lawmakers attempt to meet a federal appeals court's June 9 deadline to craft a statute that would allow Illinois citizens to carry guns in public. Illinois is the only state in the nation that does not have some form of concealed carry on the books, but the House and Senate have split on what to do. <br />
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The Senate Executive Committee, loaded with Democratic loyalists to Senate President John Cullerton, first rejected a less restrictive concealed carry proposal that passed the House last week with the support of Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago. Opponents contended it was an overreach. ... <br />
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Read the whole story in the Chicago Tribune. <br />
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Posted Wed May 29 06:18:02 CDT 2013<br />
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[size="+0"]Senate/House deadlock on CCW[/size][/font]

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SPRINGFIELD — With a federal court deadline less than two weeks away, the House and Senate remained at loggerheads Tuesday over a push to make it legal to carry loaded weapons in public. <br />
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A sweeping proposal that emerged from the House last week fell short in a Senate committee Tuesday. That same panel then approved a version sponsored by state Sen. Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago, and backed by Gov. Pat Quinn. <br />
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“Senator Kwame Raoul’s legislation provides a reasonable framework that would protect critical gun safety ordinances across Illinois,” the governor said in a prepared statement. <br />
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But, the prospect of Raoul’s version winning approval in the House appeared thin. <br />
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“I don’t think his bill is going to pass the House,” said state Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg. ... <br />
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Read the whole story in the Southern Illinoisan. <br />
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