G.A. passed concealed carry bill

In fast and furious, last-minute, wheeling and dealing, the Illinois Senate and House today passed a concealed carry bill, HB0183.

I did find a section that will reduce the number of training hours required for some applicants, including me.

HB0183, Amendment 5, Section 75 (i) [Page 33, Line 12] grants an active, retired or honorably discharged member of the Armed Forces credit for eight (8) hours toward the required 16 hours' training.

It will be interesting to learn how training courses are designed to accommodate this credit.

The Senate passed HB0183, 45-12-1 (someone was AWOL).

The House passed HB0183, 89-28 (someone was AWOL). A 3/5 vote (71) was required.

Now it's up to Gov. Quinn.