Governor Pat Quinn's "Assault Weapons" Ban Defeated (Illinois)

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127. It's more registration and less licensing

It would be free for the asking and shall-issue; pass an NICS check and its yours. Get it when you sign up for a driver's license, exactly the same as registering to vote. With some training and testing, add a nationwide CCW endorsement.

As I've said before, I can't argue too much with it since I have held several CCWs and am fine with the concept of both a de facto FOID, and permits in general. Carrying is a great power, greater (in an immediate sense at least) than speech or voting, which comes with great responsibility. As long as the system is open, e.g. shall-issue, and not end-ran with fees or impossible requirements, it doesn't bother me one bit to have to prove my worth to exercise that power.

Then again, I also think a basic civic knowledge test should be a requirement to vote..