Democrats enjoy a supermajority in the
Illinois House of Representatives, holding 71 seats to the GOP’s 47. On
Wednesday, the same day the US Senate voted down gun control
legislation, powerful Democrat Speaker Michael Madigan tried to push a
restrictive gun control measure through his chamber. The result was an
open revolt by downstate Democrats, with almost half the Democrat caucus
joining the GOP to kill the measure. The bill went down 31-76, a rare
defeat for the legendary Madigan.
Illinois is currently the only state in the country which doesn’t
allow its citizens to have a concealed-carry gun permit. In December
2012, a federal appeals court struck down the state’s ban on
concealed-carry permits, effectively ordering the state to enact the gun
rights’ permit. The state is under a court-ordered deadline to pass the
legislation.
On Wednesday, Dem leadership in the House
moved legislation that would put severe restrictions on concealed-carry
permits. It would provide that local law enforcement officials “may
issue” permits, a provision that would allow local officials to
effectively deny citizens in a particular jurisdiction a permit. “Must
issue” permits, as long as certain criteria are met, conform more to our
2nd Amendment rights as local officials are not given the power to deny
the permits.
Read More at breitbart.com . By Mike Flynn
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