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Local Representative Not Pleased With Governor's Hanlding of Veto

A local state representative says one of Governor Quinn's vetoes sensationalized the Colorado shooting Massacre.

Gov. Pat Quinn amendatory vetoed a bill that pushed conceal and carry in Illinois. The veto proposed an assault weapons ban in Illinois. State Representative Bill Mitchell feels the Governor is acting upon the Colorado shootings and needs to stop doing small gimmicks like this and start governing the state.

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Rep. Mitchell says he felt the move was just to create a sense. Mitchell believes the bill that was vetoed wasn't going anywhere in the first place, and Gov. Quinn just killed it before it met its true natural death. Mitchell wants the governor to concentrate on other things such as the state'e economic situation.

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Mitchell adds it would have taken 71 votes for the bill to go through and didn't think the bill had that much support. The Representative says Gov. Quinn should have only made the bill an issue if there were enough votes to support it.

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The bill would have allowed Illinoisans to buy ammunition and have it shipped from Illinois based companies. Right now, Illinoisans can only have ammunition shipped if it comes from a company outside of the state.

Currently, Illinois and the District of Columbia are the only areas of the United States that does not allow conceal and carry. Gov. Quinn feels banning assault weapons will make Illinois a safer place to live.

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