Concealed Weapons
Sheriff Dart Proposes Concealed Carry Ordinance
Dart said he’s worried about a stalemate in the General Assembly on a law to license people to carry concealed guns. If legislators don’t meet a June 9 court deadline to pass such a law, anyone with a state firearm owner’s identification card could legally walk anywhere in public with a concealed weapon.
House Debates Multiple Restrictions For Concealed Carry Measure
The firestorm over concealed weapons moved to the Illinois House floor Tuesday, sparking Republican complaints that an extraordinary legislative process set up by majority Democrats would restrict the right to carry guns in public rather than allow it, as a federal court has ordered.
NRA Pushing Concealed Carry Measure In Springfield
In Springfield Tuesday afternoon, the first step was taken toward allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons on the streets of Illinois.
Madigan Seeks New Appeals Court Hearing On Concealed Carry
Illinois’ attorney general on Tuesday asked the entire 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on concealed carry in an effort to salvage the only law in the nation that makes the practice entirely illegal.
Court Ruling On Concealed Carry Ban Sets Stage For Fight
Backers of Illinois’ ban on concealed weapons vowed Wednesday to fight for continued controls on gun possession, a day after a federal appeals court struck down the nation’s last such prohibition as unconstitutional and ordered the state to craft a law allowing it.
Illinois Concealed Weapons Ban Tossed By Court
A federal appeals court in Chicago strikes down Illinois’ ban on carrying concealed weapons.
Illinois GOP Congressman Pushes For Federal Concealed Carry Law
Members of the Republican Congressional delegation in Illinois hope to get around state lawmakers’ unwillingness to pass concealed carry legislation, by means of federal law.
Push To Permit Guns On Purdue Campus Rejected
A push to allow Purdue University students to carry concealed guns on campus has failed to win the support of the school’s Student Senate.
Gov. Quinn: Concealed Weapons Would Put Public At Greater Risk
Gov. Pat Quinn today stood solidly today behind his opposition to allowing concealed weapons in Illinois even though Wisconsin is on the verge of becoming the 49th state with some form of such a law.
House Committee OKs Concealed Carry Proposal
A proposal to allow Illinois residents to carry concealed weapons has made it out of House committee in Springfield on Tuesday and was headed for a full House vote.
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