Illinois lawmakers approve concealed carry gun bill - Basically you can't carry a handgun anywhere a black thug could rob you - This IS NOT CONCEALED/CARRY

Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, center left, and Sen. Gary Forby, D-Benton, center right, co-sponsors of the concealed carry bill, celebrate its passage. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Tribune)

State lawmakers today approved compromise legislation to set up rules on who can carry concealed guns and where they can be carried.

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