An effort to limit the number of guns people can buy has failed again in the Illinois House.
The measure would have capped gun purchases at one a month, although the state police would have been authorized to grant exemptions.
Violations of the one-a-month limit would have been punishable by up to a year in prison.
The bill failed 54-61.
Downstate lawmakers largely voted against the measure, saying the ban wouldn't derail someone determined to commit a crime.
Chicago-area lawmakers have been pushing for the gun limit for years without success.
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The measure would have capped gun purchases at one a month, although the state police would have been authorized to grant exemptions.
Violations of the one-a-month limit would have been punishable by up to a year in prison.
The bill failed 54-61.
Downstate lawmakers largely voted against the measure, saying the ban wouldn't derail someone determined to commit a crime.
Chicago-area lawmakers have been pushing for the gun limit for years without success.
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Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
