Political Roundup: Concealed Carry Bill Advancing in Springfield
A quick of some of the latest political news.
A number of state representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of a bill that would legalize the concealed carry of firearms in Illinois, the last state in the nation where some form of carry, concealed or open, is not legal. House Bill 5745 would allow sheriffs in the state’s 102 counties to issue concealed-carry permits, the Illinois Statehouse News has reported. People wanting a permit would have to pay a $65 fee and complete firearms training. No one with a criminal record would be given a permit. To approve this bill would require 71 votes in the House, instead of a simple majority of 60 votes. Because lawmakers decided that a statewide concealed-carry law would pre-empt local laws, the bill would require three-fifths of the chamber …
Dan Cox
4:38 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012
We need to allow our Women to be able to protect themselves wherever they are. The idea of a Battered Wife not being able to escape her Abuser for fear of attack is too much for my conscience. I can live with a few Rapists dealing with a Woman's gun telling him... HELL NO! What about this Election year, if we send the message...Loud and Clear, to our Elected and soon to be elected... that we are … more ›