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    "title": "Civil Rights Victory: Federal appeals court tosses state ban on carrying concealed weapons",
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    "created": "2012-12-11 19:35:36 UTC",
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    "html": "<blockquote>\n<p>In a huge win for gun-rights groups, a federal appeals court in Chicago Tuesday tossed the state's ban on carrying concealed weapons and gave Illinois' Legislature 180 days to craft a law legalizing concealed carry.</p>\n<p>\"The debate is over. We won. And there will be a statewide carry law in 2013,\" said Todd Vandermyde, a lobbyist for the National Rifle Association.</p>\n<p>In a split opinion, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling in two cases downstate that upheld the state's longstanding prohibition against carrying concealed weapons.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>via <a href=\"http://blogs.suntimes.com/politics/2012/12/big_win_for_gun-rights_groups_federal_appeals_court_tosses_state_ban_on_carrying_concealed_weapons.html\">Big win for gun-rights groups: Federal appeals court tosses state ban on carrying concealed weapons - Sun-Times Politics</a>.</p>\n"
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