Madison County Prosecutor Will No Longer Enforce No-Carry Law In Illinois
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn hasn’t yet signed newly passed legislation that would allow concealed carry in Illinois, meaning it’s technically still illegal to take concealed guns in public anywhere in the state.
But that prohibition will no longer be enforced in Madison County.
Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Gibbons issued a statement Thursday saying his office will no longer prosecute Illinois’ last-in-the-nation prohibition on concealed carry.
In the statement, Gibbons cites last year’s federal court decision ordering the state to scrap that prohibition, and the state Legislature’s resulting passage last week of concealed-carry legislation.
From the statement:
“State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons has issued an opinion to law enforcement and the public opening the door for citizens to immediately begin carrying concealed firearms on their person or in their vehicle while in Madison County, provided they meet certain conditions.”
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From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn hasn’t yet signed newly passed legislation that would allow concealed carry in Illinois, meaning it’s technically still illegal to take concealed guns in public anywhere in the state.
But that prohibition will no longer be enforced in Madison County.
Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Gibbons issued a statement Thursday saying his office will no longer prosecute Illinois’ last-in-the-nation prohibition on concealed carry.
In the statement, Gibbons cites last year’s federal court decision ordering the state to scrap that prohibition, and the state Legislature’s resulting passage last week of concealed-carry legislation.
From the statement:
“State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons has issued an opinion to law enforcement and the public opening the door for citizens to immediately begin carrying concealed firearms on their person or in their vehicle while in Madison County, provided they meet certain conditions.”
Read more in our daily News Update...