A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
And this is a doosey.
My fellow Illinoids:
consider where you have come from, where you are today, and where you could be 90 days from now. To be honest, I never thought I would see the day when IL residents got a not-half-bad deal like this.
Yes, it has its downsides--but the upsides outweigh the downsides.
--State pre-emption alone makes it a better deal than anyone had any right to hope for.
--Any form of shall-issue (even one with warts which will need to be excised) is miles better than the alternative--a "may-issue" which would be, for all intents and purposes, a "no-issue".
--$150 for five years is $30 a year. Yes, it sounds like a bit for the first round, but it's really not. Renewal is $75, or $15/year. At today's ammo prices, that sounds like a bargain.
Look at it this way...the glass is half full. And it can get fuller as time goes on. It's truly a beautiful day.
As an earlier poster said, future amendments require only a simple majority (and yes, as a former IL resident, I know that is easier said than done--anywhere, but especially in "the land that ethics forgot").
Now let's hope this passes. And then IL can finally go back on my list of PPR (preferred places to retire). That is ten years away, so maybe you will have everything smoothed out by then.
I'm rooting for you guys.