Gun dealer licensing veto override vote could happen today

Lacking the necessary votes Tuesday, an attempt to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a gun dealer licensing bill in the Illinois Senate was pushed off to Wednesday, the final day it can possibly be called.

While there’s still time before the deadline to override, the environment at the Capitol will be more tense Wednesday as hundreds, if not thousands, of gun owners descend on the Statehouse for the previously scheduled annual Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day.

State Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, the bill’s chief sponsor, likened the pressure from pro-gun forces and race against the clock to “the final scene in a dramatic movie, perhaps.”

“We’re going to see people come to the Capitol and to petition their government,” Harmon said. “It’s perfectly appropriate. We’ve had groups on the other side doing that, and I hope some of them will be here tomorrow, too.”

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