Lee beat me too it. But Peoria was very seriously considering this, until they realized that they would be up against the entire state and Chicago. Plus the way our constitution was stupidly written back in 1969.
SECTION 22. RIGHT TO ARMS
Subject only to the police power, the right of the individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed.
Yep, those first six words really screw us.
This lawsuit is, figuratively, the loaded gun pointed at the legislatures' head. "Pass a Carry bill, one that has the backing of 101 of the 102 Sheriffs (Only Cook County's against it. This is my shocked face.), The Illinois Chiefs of Police, the Chicago Police Lieutenants Association, and the Chicago Police Sergeants Association. One that was hammered out with all interested parties (except Chicago, they did not attend nor want to be involved in the drafting/negotiations.) or we'll get the Five Men in Black to explain what the word "
bear" means and shove Constitutional Carry down your *expletive deleted*ing throat and you'll get no money from permits (Expected costs to implement a permit system $3mil, Expected revenue the first three years- $30mil).