Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wants time to consider concealed weapons appeal - Basically delay any start to concealed/carry

SPRINGFIELD—Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked for more time to decide whether to appeal the federal court ruling that would require Illinois to put in place a law that allows for concealed weapons. 

Madigan’s move would give the General Assembly time to pass legislation that would lift the ban on carrying concealed weapons by the current early June deadline. If Illinois approves a new law, an appeal would be a moot point, Madigan has said. 

“No final decision has been made on whether to request an appeal,” said Madigan spokeswoman Natalie Bauer. “But this allows us more time to prepare a petition and, to the extent that the legislature takes action, it allows us to take that into consideration as well.”

The legislature currently is scrambling to come up with a concealed weapons proposal that can win support from both gun control and gun rights lawmakers. 

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