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Philip Flip-Flops on Gun Penalty He Once Backed
15 December 1999
Chicago Tribune
SPRINGFIELD — Five years ago, Senate President James "Pate" Philip sponsored a bill to raise first-time penalties for illegal possession of a firearm from a misdemeanor to a felony.
"What this basically does," he said at the time, "is increase the penalty (for) people who misuse violent weapons and firearms."
Now Philip is the main roadblock to another anti-crime bill because it contains a remarkably similar provision making illegal firearm possession a felony.
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