Marcus Aurelius
07-06-2013, 01:18 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/07/06/few-ill-towns-opting-for-assault-weapons-bans/?test=latestnews
Despite encouragement from Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon -- and on the verge of almost-certain enactment next week of a law allowing residents to carry concealed weapons -- only four communities have adopted semi-automatic gun restrictions out of more than two dozen taking them up.
Lawmakers adopted the concealed carry legislation by margins large enough to invalidate Gov. Pat Quinn's amendatory veto of the bill on Tuesday. Quinn called the initiative "flawed" and along with tougher restrictions, suggested there be no time limit on enacting local assault-weapons bans.
The Illinois State Rifle Association has worked against what association officer Mike Weisman said is needless regulation because semi-automatic rifles are not often used in murders. FBI statistics indicate that of 377 Illinois firearms-related murders in 2011, only 13 were not committed with a handgun.
Despite encouragement from Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon -- and on the verge of almost-certain enactment next week of a law allowing residents to carry concealed weapons -- only four communities have adopted semi-automatic gun restrictions out of more than two dozen taking them up.
Lawmakers adopted the concealed carry legislation by margins large enough to invalidate Gov. Pat Quinn's amendatory veto of the bill on Tuesday. Quinn called the initiative "flawed" and along with tougher restrictions, suggested there be no time limit on enacting local assault-weapons bans.
The Illinois State Rifle Association has worked against what association officer Mike Weisman said is needless regulation because semi-automatic rifles are not often used in murders. FBI statistics indicate that of 377 Illinois firearms-related murders in 2011, only 13 were not committed with a handgun.