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By Ray Long and Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune reporters
7:44 a.m. CDT, October 23, 2013
SPRINGFIELD—
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to impose mandatory minimum sentences for illegal gun possession was pulled from a House panel's agenda Tuesday for further negotiations after it faced almost certain rejection from state lawmakers.
Rep. Mike Zalewski, D-Riverside, made the decision to yank the measure from the House Judiciary Committee, saying progress was being made to allay fears of gun-rights advocates that law-abiding citizens who make a simple mistake could face mandatory prison time under the Democratic mayor's plan....
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-illinois-gun-penalties-20131023,0,3829951.story
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