With a new Illinois General Assembly being sworn in before a new Governor takes office, it appears that sponsors of legislation current Governor Bruce Rauner might not sign will be tossed to a more favorable Governor JB Pritzker by the … Continue reading
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn reached back to the 1980’s in his floor speech against the passage of the bill to have state government licensing still another activity–gun stores. “When the bad guys invaded the town, what did they do? “They … Continue reading
The vote was 65-49 in the Illinois House on Senate Bill 337, legislation to require gun stores to be licensed not only by the Federal government, but also by state government. Subtract seven from sixty-five and the bill would not … Continue reading
Today, Governor Bruce Rauner announced that he will veto the bill to force gun shops to be licensed by state as well as the Federal government. That action clearly plays to votes in Downstate Illinois where conservative opponent Jeanne Ives … Continue reading
In the gun control debate in the Illinois House on Wednesday, only one local State Representative got quoted in the Chicago Tribune. That was Steve Reick. Here’s what the Tribune reported: Rep. Steve Reick, R-Woodstock, argued that the rights set … Continue reading
