Posted on 07/03/2013 3:00:40 PM PDT by marktwain
DeKALB – Local lawmakers said they support overriding Gov. Pat Quinn’s alterations to a concealed-
carry measure, which include setting a one-gun limit on the number of firearms a person can carry and banning weapons entirely from establishments where alcohol is served.
The Democratic governor used his amendatory veto power Tuesday to change legislation sent to him after months of intense debate and compromise. He added provisions on signage, employers’ rights and allowing local communities to create their own laws limiting assault weapons.
Within hours of Quinn’s announcement, Illinois’ legislative leaders called a session for July 9 to deal with the changes. It is the same day as a federal court’s deadline for Illinois to adopt a concealed-
carry law.
All of DeKalb’s lawmakers – state Reps. Robert Pritchard, R-Hinckley, and Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, and state Sens. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford, and Tim Bivins, R-Dixon – said they would vote to override Quinn’s changes, a move that would require a three-fifths majority in both chambers. The original bill had the required votes to do it.
“Gov. Quinn did not participate in the negotiations on this bill,” Syverson said in a statement. “Instead, he’s decided to play politics and disrespect the rights of law-abiding gun owners.”
Illinois is the only state that prohibits all of its residents from carrying concealed firearms. But a December ruling by the 7th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court determined it was unconstitutional and set the deadline for lawmakers to comply.
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“Gov. Quinn did not participate in the negotiations on this bill,” Syverson said in a statement. “Instead, he’s decided to play politics and disrespect the rights of law-abiding gun owners.”
Go, Illinoisians! Slap that so-called "governor" silly!
This freeper spent 5 great years in DeKalb at NIU.
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