SPRINGFIELD - Opponents of the right to carry tried to pass legislation on the Illinois House floor to allow local law officials to screen and determine whether gun permit applicants would be issued carry permits. Illinois Carry described State Rep. Kelly Cassidy's (D-Chicago) Amendment 1 to HB 831 as a carry bill worse than New York's.

The bill failed to pass with an overwhelming majority against the measure 31 for, 76 against, 6 present. Discussion on the floor grew heated when State Rep Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) grew impatient.

Illinois Carry described HB 1 as a "may issue" carry bill - "may issue at the local level, may issue again at the state level and may issue again if you live in Cook County and Chicago."

Other regulations and restrictions would make this the most restrictive carry law in the nation, leaving most citizens totally defenseless and at the mercy of violent criminals."

The roll call on HB 831, Amendment 1 is below the fold: