Update on Illinois' CCW Bill's Progress - A Realist's View
I am excited as much as anyone in Illinois that a CCW law is finally headed our way. But I urge Illinois citizens (and others passing thru) to not commit concealed-carry crimes until this bill becomes law. We don't need to give the anti-gunners any fuel to show we're not law-abiding types.
While some county-level attorneys are stating they won't prosecute since the Governor Quinn is taking his [email protected]$$ time approving the bill, you better have a good-sized lawyer fund handy...just in case some county attorney changes his tune.
Sadly, we're probably still going to see some stalling tomfoolery from Quinn and/or States Attorney Amy Madigan. Its going to be like watching "a slug climbing an Illinois cornstalk" here for at least another 6 to 12 months:
- Quinn can wait until July 9th and then provide his "amendatory veto" (ie change the law as passed). Then the two Illinois houses (not scheduled to convene until October) would have to vote to override his veto.
- Fellow anti-gunner Madigan has until June 24 to appeal the Federal decision. And Amy's capable of upsetting the implementation for political gain, as Madigan has her eyes on being Governor next year.
- Then no matter when the bill is finally law, the Illinois State Police have 180 days to implement the program.
Read more detail here on the ways the bill's implementation can be effected: Hold your holsters: Illinois concealed carry not likely until 2014 « Watchdog.org
So I'm not a pessimist, just a realist. Its just typical Chicago politics at its finest...affecting the entire Land of Lincoln!
And I just wonder what they'll finally get Quinn on (or Amy Madigan, or the real power broker in Illinois politics Michael Madigan-Amy's Daddy), as we sure have a recent infamous past?

I am excited as much as anyone in Illinois that a CCW law is finally headed our way. But I urge Illinois citizens (and others passing thru) to not commit concealed-carry crimes until this bill becomes law. We don't need to give the anti-gunners any fuel to show we're not law-abiding types.
While some county-level attorneys are stating they won't prosecute since the Governor Quinn is taking his [email protected]$$ time approving the bill, you better have a good-sized lawyer fund handy...just in case some county attorney changes his tune.
Sadly, we're probably still going to see some stalling tomfoolery from Quinn and/or States Attorney Amy Madigan. Its going to be like watching "a slug climbing an Illinois cornstalk" here for at least another 6 to 12 months:
- Quinn can wait until July 9th and then provide his "amendatory veto" (ie change the law as passed). Then the two Illinois houses (not scheduled to convene until October) would have to vote to override his veto.
- Fellow anti-gunner Madigan has until June 24 to appeal the Federal decision. And Amy's capable of upsetting the implementation for political gain, as Madigan has her eyes on being Governor next year.
- Then no matter when the bill is finally law, the Illinois State Police have 180 days to implement the program.
Read more detail here on the ways the bill's implementation can be effected: Hold your holsters: Illinois concealed carry not likely until 2014 « Watchdog.org
So I'm not a pessimist, just a realist. Its just typical Chicago politics at its finest...affecting the entire Land of Lincoln!
And I just wonder what they'll finally get Quinn on (or Amy Madigan, or the real power broker in Illinois politics Michael Madigan-Amy's Daddy), as we sure have a recent infamous past?
