That Makes 50
By Mitch Berg
The Illinois Legislature overrode Governor Pat “The Fascist Orc” Quinn’s veto of the bipartisan carry law, bringing the state at long last into compliance with the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution.
“This is a historic, significant day for law-abiding gun owners,” said Rep. Brandon Phelps, a southern Illinois Democrat who, in 10 years in the House, has continued work on concealed carry begun by his uncle, ex-Rep. David Phelps, who began serving in the mid-1980s. “They finally get to exercise their Second Amendment rights.”
The Senate voted 41-17 in favor of the override after a House tally of 77-31, margins that met the three-fifths threshold needed to set aside the amendatory veto. Quinn had used his veto authority to suggest changes, including prohibiting guns in restaurants that serve alcohol and limiting gun-toting citizens to one firearm at a time.
I have little doubt that the City of Chicago will continue to try to fight against the law-abiding citizens’ right to keep and bear arms; inconveniencing criminals is bad politics in Barack Obama’s hometown.
But this is a great day for freedom.
July 10th, 2013 at 1:36 pm
The permit costs $150, or $300 if you’re from out of state, and requires a 16 hour training class. Time and dollars required means lower income people wanting to protect themselves from low-lifes are still being left to the “protection” of the State.
July 10th, 2013 at 2:41 pm
That’s true NW, but the honest, working poor are tumbled together with the gangbangers on the South and West sides…they don’t need to carry, those that need killin’ come to their doorsteps.
July 10th, 2013 at 3:13 pm
OK, you’ve got to take two Saturdays, or two days off work, to get trained and spend a day’s pay….OK, how exactly does this not qualify as an onerous requirement of the kind that just got Illinois slapped hard?
July 10th, 2013 at 3:14 pm
Still think the legislature should have let the veto stand, letting the court ruling apply that invalidated their existing law and basically made it a carry without permit state. The bangers already carry without a permit. About time to let honest citizens to carry.
July 11th, 2013 at 12:25 pm
Carry laws are not a requirement of the 2A.
July 11th, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Doggone’s right for once. We shouldn’t need government permission to carry a pistol at all.
July 11th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
The 7th Circuit US Court of Appeals and SCOTUS say otherwise, DG. Convince them how they are in error, please.
I beg of you.