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NRA Lobbyist: 50/50 Chance For A Concealed Carry Law By Deadline

When a federal court declared Illinois' ban on letting people carry guns in public unconstitutional ... it also gave legislators an assignment: pass a concealed carry law by June 9. 
Lawmakers are in continued negotiations, but so far gun rights' activists have been unable to reach an agreement with those who favor stricter gun control.  
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is doubtful they will ... at least in time.  He fears that could leave Illinois temporarily without ANY real limits on who can carry a gun, and where.   He wants a local ordinance passed just in case. 
Amanda Vinicky spoke with the National Rifle Association's lobbyist in Springfield, Todd Vandermyde, who says the NRA is ready to take action on its own. 

                   

Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.
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