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Packing Heat - Concealed-Carry Legislation Fires Up Debate in Illinois
11 February 2001
News-Gazette (Illinois)
SPRINGFIELD — Your neighbor, your mailman, your child's day care provider and even you may be able to carry a concealed handgun under a proposed state law.
State Rep. Joel Brunsvold, D-Milan and state Rep. Dan Reitz, D-Steeleville, introduced a bill in the House called the Family and Personal Protection Act.
It would legally allow citizens who obtain a permit to carry concealed firearms in Illinois.
"The police in Illinois do a wonderful job," Brunsvold said. "They... (GunPolicy.org)
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