IL Governor Quinn’s Soft Spot For Criminals Results In Veto Of Concealed Carry Bill

Governor Quinn (L) and gun banning buddy Rham Emanuel.
Governor Quinn (L) and gun banning buddy Rham Emanuel.
Illinois State Rifle Association
Illinois State Rifle Association

Illinois –-(Ammoland.com)- As many of you know by now, Governor Quinn today issued an amendatory veto of HB0183, otherwise known as Concealed Carry.

In issuing his veto, Quinn renders HB0183 essentially worthless from a self-defense perspective.

Under Quinn’s amendments to the bill, most public locations would be “off limits” for concealed carry. Furthermore, firearms would have to be carried in a closed container out of the view of the public. Making concealed carry even more impractical is Quinn’s restriction limiting licensees to one firearm and no more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

Quinn’s amendatory veto contains a whole host of other restrictions that are aimed not only at hindering concealed carry, but also at suppressing the citizen’s right to keep and bear arms in general.

Although Quinn claims his veto is in the interest of public safety, the truth of the matter is that Quinn is using HB0183 as a vehicle to punish firearm owners. Quinn’s motives were made abundantly clear by his decision to surround himself with anti-gun extremists as he announced his veto. Quinn even stood side by side with Fr. Michael Pfleger, the Catholic priest who has openly called for gun shop owners and pro-gun elected officials to be dragged into the streets and murdered.

The bottom line is this: if Quinn’s amendatory veto of HB0183 is not overturned, law-abiding gun owners will have fewer rights than they had before HB0183 was even drafted. Yes, that’s right; HB0183 has been transformed into a gun control bill.

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO SAVE CONCEALED CARRY AND SAVE YOUR GUNS

1. Immediately phone your State Representative AND your State Senator and politely tell the person who answers the phone that you are a law abiding firearm owner who wishes to see Governor Quinn’s amendatory veto of HB0183 overturned. Phone lines will be busy, but keep trying until you get through. If you do not know who your Senator or Representative is, the Illinois State Board of Elections has an interactive search page here:
www.elections.state.il.us/DistrictLocator/DistrictOfficialSearchByAddress.aspx

If you know who your state legislators are, you can find their contact info here:
www.ilga.gov/house/ and www.ilga.gov/senate/.

2. Pass this alert on to your friends and family and ask them to call too.

3. Post this Alert to any and all Internet blogs or bulletin boards to which you belong.

4. Take the time to sign up a new ISRA member. ISRA needs the continued support of Illinois gun owners.

If you remain silent, you are giving Quinn tacit approval of his gun control folly.

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fred a.

I LEFT ILL. 26YRS. AGO FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. UNFORTIONLY I MOVED TO THE 2ND COMMUNIST STATE OF MARYLAND

Scott

There are enough votes in both the House and Senate to override Quinn’s amendatory veto. The Dems will vote to override just to prevent from going over the July 9 deadline.

jd556

IL makes me ill.

hipshotpercusion

I got out of Illinois over 3 years ago. Here in Florida, we carry almost everywhere we. there is no blood running in the streets and our violent crime rate is way lower than Chicago, even in Miami.

Rob

It won’t be overturned. Quinn just took the heat for what the democrats in the legislature really wanted. There won’t be enough votes to override the veto, and the law, as is, will stand.