More on CCW and the veto

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[size="+0"]Phelps files motion to override Quinn's amendatory veto of concealed carry[/size][/font]

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The sponsor of a concealed carry bill has already filed a motion to override changes suggested by Gov. Pat Quinn. <br />
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Democratic state Rep. Brandon Phelps says he's "disgusted" that the governor used his amendatory veto power Tuesday. Phelps says Quinn overstepped his bounds. <br />
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Illinois has to legalize concealed carry by a July 9 court-mandated deadline. Lawmakers sent Quinn a bill but he's suggested changes that forbid guns in establishments that serve alcohol. He also wants to limit gun owners to carrying one weapon and restore local governments' ability to ban assault weapons. <br />
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Phelps says lawmakers agreed to the original bill. He accuses Quinn of pandering to Chicago voters ... <br />
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Read the whole story at WPSD Paducah. <br />
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Posted Tue Jul 2 15:22:01 CDT 2013<br />
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[size="+0"]Governor Quinn Moves To Give Criminals A Fighting Chance[/size][/font]

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CHICAGO, July 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): <br />
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Muggers, murderers, robbers and rapists breathed a sigh of relief today as Illinois Governor Pat Quinn handed down his amendatory veto of the state's long-awaited concealed carry bill. In issuing his veto, Quinn severely restricts how and where law-abiding citizens may carry defensive firearms. In essence Quinn's move nullifies the benefits of concealed carry thereby tilting the playing field once again in favor of violent criminals. <br />
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"Self defense isn't some sort of carnival game where the house stacks the odds against the good guy," commented ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson. "We're talking about defending the lives of everyday Illinoisans here. The new restrictions appearing in Quinn's amendatory veto encumber good citizens to the point where carrying concealed becomes pointless – which is exactly the intention of the Governor and his friends in the gun control movement. Quinn's move is a slap to the faces of the various groups that pulled together a concealed carry bill capable of passage through both chambers of the General Assembly." <br />
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"I'm confident that the General Assembly will override Quinn's amendatory veto," continued Pearson. "The leadership in both the House and the Senate have come too far to allow a politically-unpopular governor hit the reset button on this very important issue." <br />
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The ISRA is the state's leading advocate of safe, lawful and responsible firearms ownership. For more than a century, the ISRA has represented the interests of millions of law-abiding Illinois firearm owners.<br />
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This press release is posted on PRNewswire. <br />
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Posted Tue Jul 2 14:07:10 CDT 2013<br />
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[size="+0"]Quinn uses amendatory veto and tramples CCW HB-183[/size][/font]

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According to a copy of the governor's veto message obtained by the Tribune, Quinn moved to ban guns from all places that serve alcohol, allow people with permits to carry only one concealed weapon that can hold only 10 rounds of ammunition, required guns to be completely concealed instead of partially, give employers more rights to regulate guns in their businesses, and removed a provision to prevent home-rule towns from enacting assault weapons bans. <br />
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"I have carefully reviewed every part of this legislation. This is a flawed bill with serious safety problems that must be addressed," Quinn wrote in his veto message. "Therefore, I am compelled to use my constitutional authority to rectify several specific issues, to establish a better law to protect the people of Illinois." <br />
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While the Democratic governor is within his powers to recommend changes for lawmakers to accept or reject, Quinn’s move also raises the possibility that the General Assembly could fail to agree on either option and leave Illinois with a wide-open gun law that even sponsors of the concealed carry law have sought to avoid ... <br />
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Read the whole story in the Chicago Tribune. <br />
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