Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a request with a federal appeals court asking for an additional 30 days to put in place a law that would allow citizens to carry guns in public.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave the state until June 9 to come up with concealed carry rules when it struck down Illinois’ longtime ban in December. Last week, lawmakers passed a measure setting out who could carry guns and where, but Madigan argues Gov. Pat Quinn should have more time to review the legislation before deciding whether to sign it into law.
The state constitution gives the governor 60 calendar days from the time a bill is sent to his desk to act before it would automatically become law.
“The request for an additional 30 days would allow the governor a reasonable amount of time to fulfill his state constitutional duties,” Madigan said in a statement.
Madigan has until June 24 to decide if she will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to overturn the appellate court order requiring Illinois to put in place concealed carry. A spokeswoman said she was still weighing the matter.
Under the measure that was sent to Quinn, guns would be banned from a host of places including CTA and Metra buses, casinos, stadiums, schools, bars, parks and festivals.
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