Illinois vote on the CCW bill today

[Hammerhead]

It's a big building with patients and doctors. But that's not important right now.

Edit: Damnit, took too long to post.

 

[seldon14]

I can see them passing a shall issue permit, then allowing municipalities(Chicago) to preempt the state law with a local ordinance that makes it worthless.

I don't think it works that way in IL. As I recall with a super majority a law is immune to home rule.

 

[Hop]

I remeber a video of a pro-2A politician saying all deals for a compromised CCW were off the table, no may issue, no carve outs for Chicago, no carve outs for Cook Co., etc...

 

[87iroc]

I suspect they'll punt this to the SCOTUS maybe at the last minute...but you guys say they're voting on it today...thats surprising.

 

[cbhausen]

Watch the live comments... The watchers are urging them to get to 597.

 

[cbhausen]

597 up for vote now, discussing amendments. Fingers crossed for our neighbors to the west.

EDIT: or not yet... Confusing! Commenters are getting antsy.

 

[stephen87]

HB1711 was passed 94 yea, 14 nay, 8 present to be advanced. It basically says that politicians cannot carry a firearm without a CCW permit. Step in the right direction.

Politicians were becoming "conservators of the peace" by becoming sworn officers without the training and actually becoming an officer so they could carry firearms.

 

[stephen87]

Keep me updated.

Quick question:: ILGA.gov says "House recommends adoption, referred to rules committee. What's that mean?

 

[cbhausen]

...and the drama continues. Looks like a job for the DRAMA LLAMA!

 

[rooster]

This is rather interesting to watch.

t seems like they pass a lot of stuff without even knowing what is in the bills.

i mean if i didnt know better i would say these people have no idea what they are doing

 

[cbhausen]

997 hasn't come up yet... The comments are flying by so fast it's hard to keep up with them.

One comment says they have to vote on this today (I can't verify that) so it might be a long night in Springfield. When 997 actually comes up, I don't know.

EDIT: Here's the NRA-ILA blurb on the bill:

http://www.nraila.org/legislation/s...d-right-to-carry-bill-tomorrow.aspx?s=&st=&ps=

 

[jkfletcher]

someone on there just said it passed rules committee

 

[cbhausen]

Remember, everyone, this is just the IL House of Representatives. Long way to go.

HB 997 - Illinois 98th Regular Session (2013-2014) - Open States

 

[04FXSTS]

Amendent #9 just passed out of committe and this just made a couple tweaks to a good bill no significant change. This ammendment must be voted on and if passed then the bill can be voted on. The final vote could come today or be put off untill probably tomorow. Jim.

 

[cbhausen]

Do you have the text of amendment 9? I can't find it.

EDIT: Nevermind, I found it:

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ful...eId=HB&LegID=71413&DocNum=997&GAID=12&Session=

Pretty wild how it just blows everything away and rewrites the whole bill. Sausage-making at its finest. Still keeping fingers crossed for the good people of Illinois.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

 

[jkfletcher]

he's calling diabetes "diebeetus"

 

[cbhausen]

I just looked and the IL House of Representatives is 71-47 in favor of Dems and the Senate is 40-19 with Dems again holding the majority. I'm amazed 997 has any chance at all.

 

[WC Deer Hunter]

Hope this passes!

 

[04FXSTS]

I just looked and the IL House of Representatives is 71-47 in favor of Dems and the Senate is 40-19 with Dems again holding the majority. I'm amazed 997 has any chance at all.

In Illinois it is not "D" V "R" it is basicly Chicago against the rest of the state. Rep. Phelps who introduced HB997 is a southern Ill. democrat. There was only one representive south of I-80 that voted against the last good carry bill. That is a Madigan stooge from Urbana. Jim.