Results of Quinn's 30-day "Study" revealed
After the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Illinois was depriving its citizens of their rights guaranteed by the Constitution, the Illinois Legislature overwhelmingly passed a law enabling law-abiding Illinois citizens legal means to exercise their right to bear arms.
In what can be best described as a juvenile tantrum, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn refused to sign the bill without an extra 30-day delay to "study" it. The results of the added delay were revealed on July 2, 2013.
Yesterday, with the federal court deadline for enactment of concealed carry legislation fast approaching, Governor Pat Quinn (D) issued an amendatory veto on House Bill 183.
Governor Quinn’s irresponsible amendatory veto, if allowed to stand, would impose some of the strictest concealed carry laws in the nation and make a mockery of the serious issue of self-defense in Illinois. The Illinois Legislature is set to return for a special session on Monday, July 8 and will consider overriding Governor Quinn’s Amendatory Veto.
With an overwhelming majority voting to pass House Bill 183 at the beginning of June, the override that would reject Governor Quinn’s Amendatory Veto is expected to pass.
It's things like this that are causing citizens in all states, who maybe had not done so in the past, to realize the importance of a zealous effort to get to the polls on election day!
UPDATE: July 9, General Assembly overrides governor's veto as expected.
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