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Illinois House of Representatives in 78-28 vote Joins Senate in Override of Gov. Quinn’s Gun Grab Attempt

Illinois House of Representatives in 78-28 vote Joins Senate in Override of Gov. Quinn’s Gun Grab Attempt

We are pleased to report that the Illinois House of Representatives has followed the lead of the State Senate to decisively override Gov. Pat Quinn’s “amendatory veto” of a bill to allow the mail order purchase of ammunition from in-state companies. The original bill will now go into effect in July 2013. To see how […]

Illinois Senate Puts the Hammer Down On Gov. Quinn’s Gun Grab Attempt

Illinois Senate Puts the Hammer Down On Gov. Quinn’s Gun Grab Attempt

The Illinois State Senate on Nov. 28, in a decisive 46 –to- 4 vote, overrode a brazen attempt by Gov. Pat Quinn to use his “amendatory veto power” to completely rewrite a senator’s bill originally intended to allow in-state purchases of ammunition by mail into a far-reaching piece of legislation effectively banning most semi-automatic rifles […]