No, I don't thinks so. He is no friend of the 2A, and did not like Heller at all. Apparently his respect for precedent by SCOTUS overrode his legal beliefs about the 2A, which is good. But don't think we need him where he can set final precedents himself....stroo wrote:Judge Posner wrote the opinion. He is one of the best judges around. Should be on the Supreme Court. ....
Anyway.
There is a concealed carry bill waiting in the wings. Note that the IL house voted 2:1 in favor of passing it, but apparently some kind of super-majority was needed. If I read the synopsis of the bill correctly (link below), it appears to be shall-issue, and pre-empts "home-rule" authorities from regulating possession and transportation of firearms -- with certain exceptions. I haven't figured out what those are just yet.
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In May 2011, gun-rights advocates lost a bid in the Illinois House to legalize concealed carry by a 65-32 vote. Seventy-one votes were necessary for passage of the legislation, House Bill 148, which was lobbied against by Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
The measure, sponsored by state Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg), would have enabled Illinoisans to carry concealed weapons if they had a firearm owner's identification card and underwent a firearms education course.
Under the failed bill, permit holders could not have been a patient in a mental institution in the previous five years nor have any felony, violent misdemeanor or drug convictions in the previous 10 years.
Concealed weapons also wouldn't have been allowed under the plan at government buildings, courthouses, schools, sports arenas and stadiums, amusement parks, libraries or college campuses.
At the time of the vote, the Illinois State Police estimated that 325,000 people would taken advantage of a concealed-carry program, which was projected to raise $32 million annually for the state through license fees.
Phelps would not rule out possibly trying to move concealed carry legislation during the upcoming lame-duck legislative session, which runs from Jan. 2 through mid-day on Jan. 9. But he stopped short of saying how closely a new bill would mimic HB148.
Link to the bill: http://ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus. ... ssionID=84" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;