IL: Gov. Quinn's gun ban bill rebuked in Illinois Senate

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Quinn's gun ban bill rebuked in Illinois Senate

(Guns Save Life) - Illinois Governor Pat “Clueless” Quinn was resoundingly rebuked by a 49-4 vote yesterday as the Senate over-rode the governor’s earlier amendatory veto of SB 681.


The common sense gun bill originally had widespread support and would have allowed Illinois FOID-card holders to purchase ammunition from Illinois retailers and have it shipped to their homes.


Governor Quinn struck the original language and substituted in a Draconian gun ban that would have banned manufacture, possession or sale of America’s favorite rifle, the AR-15, and dozens more of the most popular selling guns in America today. Furthermore, it would have likewise banned full-capacity magazines.


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[Mark 1911]

Typical Illinois BS. So hard to articulate just how disgusting these corrupt anti-American politicians are. On the other hand, nice to see the IL Senate, majority Democrats at that, telling Quinn to go pound sand.

 

[downzero]

As a (prior) lifelong resident of Illinois, I am still shocked.

 

[CathyInBlue]

I heard this on Cam & Co. last night. WTF is an "Ammendatory Veto"?

 

[9mmfan]

The man is a pin head. He should move to England where he should feel right at home.
Bet it was a shock to him when 'his' senate stonewalled him.

 

[Lumpy76]

This was his big responce to the Colorado shootings. Just trying to get press at the time. I hate this state so much. One more month, give or take, until I am an IN resident.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Good for the folks of Illinois.

 

[littletommy]

That guy looks like Bill on King of the Hill.

 

[karl77]

everyone seems to forget that outside if the chicago metro area, moderates and conservatives are the majority, not the liberals.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Amendatory Veto in Illinois: Gov. takes bill, re-writes it, and send it back to the legislature for passage.

This is a feature of the 1970 Daley Constitution which re-wrote the Illinois Constitution to codify the power of Chicago in the entire state. Daley had a pet law professor at Northwestern on the re-write committee and as a favor owed the Daley family the amendatory veto provision was included.

 

[CathyInBlue]

Bizarre.

If all the Chief Executive wanted to do was veto Bill X and introduce Bill Y, that wouldn't bypass his own power with a simple repassage of Bill X by supermajorities, while an Ammendatory Veto would.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Bizarre?

I could go on for days. If you are shocked by the amendatory veto, then don't study Illinois too closely.

Why do you think INGOers like myself skeddaled out of Illinois as soon as we could? Being an inmate for three years was enough!

 

[squidvt]

Bizarre?

I could go on for days. If you are shocked by the amendatory veto, then don't study Illinois too closely.

Why do you think INGOers like myself skeddaled out of Illinois as soon as we could? Being an inmate for three years was enough!

Most sane people I know escaped from IL as soon as they could. I'm so happy to be in IN. This kind of stuff is not surprising. Heck they have wanted to use drones, and have a cameras on the highway to get people speeding.

 

[bft131]

Like so many other Ingo'ers... I am so happy I escaped that s'hole state in 1986...

 

[gvonpaul]

I took my son to Chicago a couple weeks ago and we both loved the vitality of downtown. The architecture, the atmosphere, the teeming throngs of people, we had a blast. He mentioned he would love to live there. When I informed him that living there meant 'no guns,' he immediately recanted his position.
Nice place to visit, wouldn't want to live there.

 

[Valvestate]

I took my son to Chicago a couple weeks ago and we both loved the vitality of downtown. The architecture, the atmosphere, the teeming throngs of people, we had a blast. He mentioned he would love to live there. When I informed him that living there meant 'no guns,' he immediately recanted his position.
Nice place to visit, wouldn't want to live there.

I was seriously considering moving to downtown Chicago to be close to work. Then I was stranded in my car remembering my gun was at home during the shooting at 87th and I-94 a few months ago. I was stranded at 85th on hold with OnStar when I heard the shots. All plans to move died.

 

[Mark 1911]

I was seriously considering moving to downtown Chicago to be close to work.

I had a thought like that once. Then I woke up and called it a nightmare! Working down here is bad enough!

 

[chibicascade]

I'm trying to save up for a trip out west, and I'm going out of my way to completely avoid this state.

 

[remauto1187]

Bizarre?

I could go on for days. If you are shocked by the amendatory veto, then don't study Illinois too closely.

Why do you think INGOers like myself skeddaled out of Illinois as soon as we could? Being an inmate for three years was enough!

And like KIRK I too left that poor excuse for a state ....Illinois! I would never live there again...and I was born and raised there!

Ive been received rather well in Indiana...and I help beautify the state with my presence too!