House Speaker Madigan on the 7th Circuit Court's Illinois CCW ruling: “In light of events in recent months in Illinois and in other parts of the country, it’s appropriate and necessary that we give a full vetting to proposed state legislation on this matter”

News for speaker Madigan: there's not much left to talk about. No more negotiations or bullying Illinois gun owners. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has spoken and you've got until June 10 to get legislation passed that meets the strict ruling of the Circuit Court judges:

In December, a federal appeals court struck down Illinois’ law that stops people from carrying a weapon.

And Todd Vandermyde, a lobbyist for the Illinois State Rifle Association, said that ruling closed the door on many of the “negotiations” that surrounded concealed carry legislation in the past.

"There are certain things that are not negotiable in the process," Vandermyde said last week at a public hearing. Concealed carry “will be a ‘shall issue’ permit, there will be no discretion by some bureaucrat as to whether you get to exercise your right,” he said.

“It will be a statewide permit, there will be no carve-out for Chicago. There will be no carve-out for Cook County,” Vandermyde said.

State Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, who has authored several concealed-carry laws during his time in Springfield, said the federal court ruling goes even further.

"The clock is still ticking. June 10 is the deadline," Phelps said

Madigan is daddy to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Lisa is thought by many to be the frontrunning challenger to current Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, possibly the most ineffective individual I've ever witnessed in Springfield. The Madigans are staunch anti-gun liberals, as AG in 2011, Lisa tried unsuccessfully to have the names and addresses of all Illinois FOID holders made public. They're no doubt supremely pissed off at the Circuit Court's ruling. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to Illinois becoming a "shall issue" state.