House rejects attempt to override Blagojevich gun vetoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. State lawmakers gave gun control advocates a victory today on a measure that would determine how guns must be transported statewide.
The House voted 67-to-44 for an attempt to override Blagojevich's veto on the measure that would pre-empt local ordinances on gun transportation.
The measure had already passed the Senate and needed 71 votes in the House to become law.
The gun lobby pushed hard for the override. It argued different local laws on gun transportation create confusion for hunters and law-abiding gun users.
But Blagojevich, law enforcement and gun control advocates contended communities should have the authority to set regulations stricter than state law.
They have fought hard this week against overrides on this measure and two other gun lobby bills Blagojevich vetoed this summer.
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