I was watching this process yesterday If it was not so asinine, it would be funny.

1- Have the extremely anti-gun House Leader, Michael J. Madigan, introduce a Bill that "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the unlawful use of weapons."

2- Copy and post the text of an existing Law, in this case 720 ILCS 5/24-1.

3- Make your "technical change". In line #8, strike the word the, and replace it with the word the.

4- Create an Amendment template:

Zitat

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1155

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1155, AS AMENDED, by
inserting the following in its proper numeric sequence:

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In this area add the specific area or place you want to ban
the ability to Conceal Carry .
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The United States Supreme Court in District of Columbia
v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 128 S.Ct. 2783 (2008) has recognized
that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
does not confer an unlimited right and that states may prohibit
the carrying of firearms in sensitive places. The Supreme Court
stated in the Heller decision: "Although we do not undertake an
exhaustive historical analysis today of the full scope of the
Second Amendment, nothing in our opinion should be taken to
cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of
firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the
carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and
government buildings . . ." The Supreme Court also noted in a
footnote referencing this statement in the Heller decision
that: "We identify these presumptively lawful regulatory
measures only as examples; our list does not purport to be
exhaustive." This recognition was reiterated by the U. S.
Supreme Court in McDonald v. the City of Chicago, 561 U.S.
3025, 130 S.Ct. 3020 (2010), which incorporated the Second
Amendment against state action. The Supreme Court again stated:
"We made it clear in Heller that our holding did not cast doubt
on such longstanding regulatory measures as "prohibitions on
the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill,"
"laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places
such as schools and government buildings . . . We repeat those
assurances here." Further, the federal 7th Circuit Court of
Appeals in Moore v. Madigan, 702 F.3d. 933 (7th Cir., 2012)
cited the "sensitive place" statement of the Supreme Court in
both the Heller and McDonald decisions and concluded: "That a
legislature can forbid the carrying of firearms in schools and
government buildings means that any right to possess a gun for
self-defense outside the home is not absolute, and it is not
absolute by the Supreme Court's own terms." Therefore, the
General Assembly finds that the place or location set forth in
subsection (a) of this Section is a sensitive place and the
prohibition on the carrying of firearms will promote public
safety in this sensitive place.".

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Comment: Quoting the Court Decisions in every Amendment makes them look like petulant little children. We don't wanna do this, but we gotta, so we are making this as painful to you as possible . . .

5- Using this template, file as many amendments as you can think of. (so far, 31) In each one call a prohibited area a "sensitive place" as your justification. Be as petty as possible.

6- Vote in lockstep to force every amendment to be included.

So far they have passed:
* any pre-school, elementary school, or secondary school
* child care facility (include Home Based Day Care)
* any building under control of any government department, agency, service, or governing body
* any gaming facility
* any hospital or mental health facility
* any library
* any stadium, arena, or collegiate or professional sporting event
* any gated area of an amusement park
* buses, trains, or any form of transportation paid for in part or whole with public funds, and any transportation facility

Also, every prohibition includes “or onto any adjacent property or parking lot area under the control of or owned by” This means that if you can't carry is a specific place, you also can't lock your weapon in your POV.

Still Pending a Vote:

* community college ;college; university. (include all property owned by --- even vehicles --- )
* establishments that serve alcohol.
* any organized public gathering, including street fairs, festivals, farmer's markets, carnivals, concerts, protests, parades, or other temporary special events
* place of worship
* public park, playground, or recreational area
* any public or private zoo or museum open to the public
* any private property without the express permission of the owner, manager, operator, or individual with the authority to control activities in that place at that time. This Section shall apply to private property of any kind, including a private residence or place of business
* successfully completes 20 hours of classroom instruction in a firearm safety training course and 20 hours of live fire (to qualify for issue)
* successfully completes 5 hours of classroom instruction in a firearm safety training course and 5 hours of live fire (for renewal)
* liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,000,000
* must submit to a psychological fitness evaluation by a licensed psychiatrist or licensed clinical psychologist at own cost
* the psychiatrist's or clinical psychologist's determination indicating only whether the person is eligible or ineligible to carry a handgun
* Report of lost or stolen firearms within 48 hours

7- Delay the effective date 180 days. The Court "stayed the mandate for 180 days to give the Illinois legislature time to enact laws that comport with the Constitution. " The first lines of the Bill give an effective date as the day the Bill becomes Law. This Amendment delays it 180 days with the intent of passing the Bill on the very last day . . . another act of a spoiled child having a tantrum.

I read each and every Amendment. I finally found the text of the actual Concealed Carry Bill in Amendment #27. The actual CCW text in Amendment #27 is not perfect, but is a workable Shall Issue Bill. It was written with the cooperation of the Illinois State Rifle Association and the NRA.

I suspect this will go on and on and on for as long as they can stretch it out. The Court decided that we will have CCW in Illinois. The Chicago Democrats are trying to make the process as hard and painful as possible.

Here is a list of all 31 Amendments, and the current status of them.


1 Creates New Act - Family and Personal Protection Act - Adopted
2 Firearm carry prohibition; schools. preschool, elementary school, or secondary school - Adopted
3 Firearm carry prohibition; child care facility. - Adopted
4 Firearm carry prohibition; State and local government. - Adopted
5 Firearm carry prohibition; gaming facility. - Adopted
6 Firearm carry prohibition; hospital; mental health facility. - Adopted
7 Firearm carry prohibition; library. - Adopted
8 Firearm carry prohibition; stadium; arena. - Adopted
9 Firearm carry prohibition; amusement park. - Adopted
10 Firearm carry prohibition; community college; college; university. - Lost
11 Firearm carry prohibition; establishments that serve alcohol. - Lost
12 Firearm carry prohibition; public gathering; protest; rally. - Lost
13 Firearm carry prohibition; place of worship. - Withdrawn
14 Firearm carry prohibition; public transportation – Adopted
15 Firearm carry prohibition; park; playground; recreational area. - Withdrawn
16 Firearm carry prohibition; zoo and museum. - Withdrawn
17 Firearm carry prohibition; private property. - Withdrawn
18 Vehicle exception. - Withdrawn
19 Firearm safety training. (20 hours) – Withdrawn
20 Firearm liability insurance. - Withdrawn
21 Handgun carry; psychological fitness evaluation - Withdrawn
22 Home rule preemption. - Withdrawn
23 Opposite of Home rule preemption. - Withdrawn
24 Version of Handgun carry licensing. - Withdrawn
25 Version of Handgun carry licensing. - Withdrawn
26 exemptions. - Withdrawn
27 Family and Personal Protection Act. - Adopted
28 Report of lost or stolen firearms. - Filed
29 Amend FOID Card - Filed
30 Version of Handgun carry licensing. - Filed
31 Act implementation period. (add 180 day delay) Filed

As I tried to explain above, #31 is a stinker. #1 states it is effective immediately. #31 adds another 180 days from passage. If they hold off on passage until the last day of the Court Ordered 180 days, then add another 180 days, we lose a year of CC.

Those amendments that were withdrawn can always be refiled at any time.

The last few amendments have been filed only, not acted on.