March 20, 2013

Illinois concealed carry debate marches on slowly

Proposals to limit where Illinoisans could carry concealed guns have…

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Proposals to limit where Illinoisans could carry concealed guns have reached as many as 50 as Democrats continued Wednesday to push for test votes ahead of a possible comprehensive bill.

Illinois House lawmakers Wednesday shot down ideas that would limit people to concealing just one gun, require $1 million insurance policies for gun carriers and mandate reporting private gun sales to the state police.

Carrying a concealed weapon remains illegal in Illinois, but a federal court ruled the state needs to legalize it. So the Democratic-controlled Legislature is debating where carrying a gun should be allowed.

Republicans, though, continue to criticize Democrats’ process of carrying out dozens of test votes instead of negotiating a comprehensive concealed carry plan.