and more good news...illinois house rejects "assault-style weapons" ban

Assault gun ban loses by single vote

Here in Illinois, where a concealed carry law seems like a pipe dream, we are thrilled just to see further encroachments on our gun rights thwarted. Daley and Blagojevich both pushed hard for this one, and it lost by one vote. Note the pro-gun bias of the reporters; the Trib has never met a gun control proposal it didn't like.