Good Shot Group
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Out of everything that's happened in the election, I think that this referedum getting shot down is the most bothersome to me. Even though it was not binding, I really thought it would pass. I guess Chicago influence is slowing pushing out from the city and corrupting the rural counties. Time to move,or maybe fight harder.
http://www.newstrib.com/articles/ne...BBEFC60A8E4346112746B822A445AF6B0A85EEAD3B9EA
"La Salle County says "no" to gun rights, "yes" to forest preserve
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
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By NT Staff
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Fifty-two percent of La Salle County voters went against an advisory referendum to permit the carrying of concealed firearms.
Why it didn’t pass: “I really don’t know. I’m totally surprised,” said La Salle County Board member Jack Leininger (R-Marseilles). “We’re one of the two states that don’t have the right to conceal.”
What it means to state lawmakers: “I think it will pretty much keep things the way they are,” said state Rep. Frank Mautino (D-Spring Valley). Mautino said that even if the referendum had passed in La Salle County, strong opposition to such laws from suburban and Chicago legislators would have nullified its chances of passing in the General Assembly."
http://www.newstrib.com/articles/ne...BBEFC60A8E4346112746B822A445AF6B0A85EEAD3B9EA
"La Salle County says "no" to gun rights, "yes" to forest preserve
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
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By NT Staff
[email protected]
Fifty-two percent of La Salle County voters went against an advisory referendum to permit the carrying of concealed firearms.
Why it didn’t pass: “I really don’t know. I’m totally surprised,” said La Salle County Board member Jack Leininger (R-Marseilles). “We’re one of the two states that don’t have the right to conceal.”
What it means to state lawmakers: “I think it will pretty much keep things the way they are,” said state Rep. Frank Mautino (D-Spring Valley). Mautino said that even if the referendum had passed in La Salle County, strong opposition to such laws from suburban and Chicago legislators would have nullified its chances of passing in the General Assembly."