The Senate put the finishing touches on the override push, voting 41-17 to reject a series of changes Quinn had recommended to the concealed-carry legislation that passed in May. The Senate’s action followed a 77-31 vote by the House earlier Tuesday.
“It’s gonna be a big day for the state of Illinois,” said state Sen. Gary Forby (D-Benton), the bill’s chief Senate sponsor.
Both the House and Senate roll calls easily exceeded the 71- and 36-vote thresholds needed in each respective chamber to override Quinn on the legislation, which takes effect immediately.
Quinn has been pushing lawmakers on a daily basis to accept his changes to the bill, but his aggressive PR blitz only managed to knock off 12 votes from the House’s original 89-28 roll call in support of the bill in May.
The legislation ends Illinois’ last-in-the-nation status as the only state that doesn’t permit gun owners to carry their weapons in public places. Quinn proposed a series of tweaks to the legislation, including placing limits on the number of guns and amount of ammunition gun owners can carry and banning them in any public places that serve alcohol. More
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