The past week has been busy for gun policy, as both the
city of Chicago and the state of Illinois made two moves against gun
control.
On Saturday, Gov. Pat
Quinn signed HB 3500 into law. The bill allows the names of Illinoisans
holding a Firearm Owner Identification Card to remain secret, even
though Attorney General Lisa Madigan has declared the names be open
record. AG Madigan took on the issue after the Illinois State Police
denied the Associated Press the names of 1.3 million card holders in the
state. HB 3500 easily passed in the General Assembly in May.
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