Take Rep Pridemore off list, here is what he sent out this morning....
"..........The bill now heads to the state Senate this Tuesday for a vote. I'm sure that the bill will pass that chamber and the Assembly but I will not be voting for it. This is a middle of the road bill that is a compromise with the Senate but I am not a middle of the road guy. Someone has to stick up for those who believe that constitutional conceal carry should be the eventual law of the land. I don’t believe you should be required to have a permit for a constitutional right. I don’t want my name on a government list, even if it has the protection of the Justice Department and is not subject to an open records request, especially when the database serves no useful purpose. I don’t object to training if the person has never fired a handgun and doesn’t know what the ramifications of drawing his or her weapon when they intend to use it. Voluntary training would be a common sense approach but not everyone has common sense. The permit process could become available later this fall and should be available even after constitutional concealed carry passes in the future for reciprocity with other states. Currently, 48 states in our country have some kind of concealed carry legislation on the books and when Wisconsin becomes the 49th, Illinois will be the only state left without it. Again, I realize this bill gets us closer to a constitutional right to carry but this bill has too many government strings attached for me to support it!"
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So while he supports us, he will not take a step in the right direction.
(I added the bold to his statement)