After an appeals court ruled Illinois' ban on concealed carrying of guns was unconstitutional, the courts gave Illinois lawmakers a deadline, which they met by compromising and passing a concealed carry law, which Illinois Governor Pat Quinn vetoed after failing to toughen up the regulations.
The Illinois House voted 77 to 31 and the Senate voted 41 to 17, and overrode Quinn's veto, making it legal to carry concealed now in the state of Illinois, after jumping through the proper hoops.
The approved law permits anyone with a Firearm Owner’s Identification card who has passed a background check and undergone gun-safety training of 16 hours (longest of any state) to obtain a concealed carry permit for $150.
Illinois had been the last state without some form of legal concealed carry.
In the video below Gov. Quinn responds to the override of his veto.
Chicago Illinois has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, yet has the highest gun violence rate in the country. Perhaps now the citizens of that city and state will be able to defend themselves against the criminals that have ignored each and every new gun control law they have passed.
[Update] Below is the Illinois Sheriff's Association Summary of the Conceal Carry legislation. (H/T Doug)
Concealed Carry Illinois Summary by Susan Duclos
