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FILTER RESULTS ►Lisa Gets Her Delay
More games: The U.S. Supreme Court granted an extension Tuesday for Illinois's attorney general to decide whether to appeal a court order permitting the state's gun owners to carry concealed firearms.Justice Elena Kagan granted a delay...Show More Summary
Supreme Court Grants Madigan More Time To Appeal Concealed Carry Ruling
The Supreme Court gave Madigan until July 22 to decide whether to appeal the federal appeals court ruling. The extension would not matter if Gov. Quinn signs the concealed carry bill into law by July 9. [ more › ]
MagHolder Horizontal Mag Pouch
A company called MagHolder is making horizontal mag pouches for concealed carry handguns. The polymer pouches clip to the belt and are the magazines are held in place by friction. The pouches are designed to be carried on the same side of the body as the gun, so pulling a mag is a cross-draw motion. [...]
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Three Illinois Counties Refuse to Enforce Ban on Concealed Carry
Officials in three Illinois counties have announced that they will no longer enforce the state's ban on concealed carry. They justify their decision by pointing to the Chicago-based 7th Court of Appeals Decision that found the ban unconstitutional in December 2012. Show More Summary
Smart Prosecutors
The smart ones are always ahead of the curve: A second Illinois prosecutor has decided to let his county's residents carry concealed weapons even as the governor weighs whether to allow it statewide, reflecting surging impatience among...Show More Summary
Illinois Concealed Carry Gets The Okay In Another County
Concealed carry in Illinois has received the okay from a second county, as a second prosecutor has decided to allow the county’s residents to carry concealed weapons. The news comes as the state’s governor weighs whether or not to allow it statewide. A federal court tossed out the state’s ban on concealed carry in December. [...]Show More Summary
GunFAIL XXI
This week's compilation includes: six concealed carry ninjas who accidentally shot themselves; four cops who shot themselves (including two local chiefs of police); one gun store owner (i.e., a civilian "gun expert"); one person whoShow More Summary
Zimmerman Murder Trial Begins
George Zimmerman's murder trial begins Monday at the Seminole County criminal courthouse in Florida, seven miles from where the Neighborhood Watch volunteer carrying a concealed gun shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen, on Feb. Show More Summary
Gun Registry to End?
How much money wasted? How many man-hours burned? Chicago's 3-year-old gun registry could go away as part of the concealed carry law state lawmakers recently passed, but few are publicly mourning the loss of a database once heralded as a key part of the city's gun control laws.The registry, put in place by then-Mayor Richard Daley after the U.S. Show More Summary
Florida Governor Has Sheriff Arrested For Allowing Concealed Carry (Video)
Guest Post by Mara Zebest There’s not enough information to determine the precise facts yet, but on the surface, it appears that Sheriff Nicholas Finch of Bristol Florida was attempting to protect and defend the citizens’ 2nd amendment rights by refusing to arrest … Continue reading ?
Mike Weisser: A Gun Shop Owner's Perspective: Why Illinois Should Not Pass the Concealed Carry Law
The Illinois legislature has just passed a concealed-carry bill and the governor may have no choice but to sign it into law. The law has parts that are silly, parts that are stupid, and parts that are just bizarre. Did the folks in Springfield even read the bill before they voted?
Reboot Illinois: Citizens are sounding off, with a vengeance
Since legislators ended their spring session Friday night with little significant to show for it other than fracking regulations and the concealed carry legislation...
Quinn Gets 30-Day Extension To Review Concealed Carry Bill
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, in a statement, said the extension request “would allow the governor a reasonable amount of time to fulfill his state constitutional duties” and “help prevent a situation in which there is no state law in place governing the carrying of handguns in public, which the Court sought to avoid in setting the original stay.” [ more › ]
Madigan asks for 30 more days on concealed carry law
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a request with a federal appeals court asking for an additional 30 days to put in place a law that would allow citizens to carry guns in public.
BH Interview: 'Assaulted' Director Details Civil Rights Battle for Second Amendment
Director Kris Koenig got an accidental crash course in the Second Amendment while riding with a California sheriff for a regionally-based documentary. The law officer asked if Koenig had a concealed carry permit, a simple question which led to Koenig researching the often arbitrary rules surrounding gun rights. Show More Summary
Concealed Carry Legislation Passes In Illinois with Veto-Proof Majority
On May 31, the Illinois House of Representatives passed concealed carry legislation by a vote of 89-28. The Illinois Senate passed the same bill earlier in the day by a vote of 45-12. The large majorities guarantee that the legislature can override any potential veto by the governor. Show More Summary
Marriage Equality No-Vote Caps Terrible Legislative Session In Springfield
After Friday's pathetic session in the Illinois House, it's okay to conceal carry, but gays can't marry. [ more › ]
Concealed Carry Passes
Concealed Carry gets a foothold: After six months of debate, the question of whether Illinois gun owners should be allowed to carry their weapons in public places now rests with Gov. Pat Quinn.The state House voted 89-28 to approve a...Show More Summary
Illinois lawmakers approve concealed guns bill
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois lawmakers on Friday approved a measure that permits residents to carry concealed guns, which if signed by the governor would make some form of carrying a concealed weapon legal in all 50 states.
Lawmakers pass concealed carry rules
Measure spelling out who could carry and where heads to governor — Illinois lawmakers on Friday approved a set of rules to spell out who can carry concealed guns and where they can be carried as the state seeks to meet a court-imposed deadline to allow the practice.
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