Illinois Democrats Concede Ground On Gun Licensing Scheme

By Tom Knighton

The state of Illinois didn’t think gun dealers had enough of a headache to deal with. I mean, they’re already licensed by the federal government and have a mountain of paperwork to maintain because of that, but nope, not enough.

So these brainiacs decided it was in people’s best interest to make these dealers get licensed again, this time through the state.

The measure was met with the kind of remarks you’d expect. It’s hard to imagine anyone thinking this was a viable idea.

Now, Democrats in the Land of Lincoln are admitting defeat…for now.

Wednesday was the final day for the Senate to hold a vote to muscle through SB 1657 to the House for concurrence. Rauner had rejected the legislation saying it would add “a largely duplicative state level of licensing and regulation” to the already existing federal oversight on legal gun dealers without improving public safety. Supporters of the bill, who argued adding more regulation to gun shops would take weapons off Chicago’s streets, feel they had the numbers in the Senate to make a move, but couldn’t say the same about the House.

“While I am confident that I had the votes …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms