Big win for gun-rights in Illinois
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 1:39 pm
http://blogs.suntimes.com/politics/2012 ... apons.htmlSPRINGFIELD-In a huge win for gun-rights groups, a federal appeals court in Chicago Tuesday tossed the state's ban on carrying concealed weapons and gave Illinois' Legislature 180 days to craft a law legalizing concealed carry.
"The debate is over. We won. And there will be a statewide carry law in 2013," said Todd Vandermyde, a lobbyist for the National Rifle Association.