I just stumbled across this, but it's making big news here in Illinois. It looks like Rock River Arms and Springfield Armory sold us Illinois residents up the river, in order to protect their own interests.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/201...for-carve-out/
Mods: I know this probably belongs in the regional section, but I wanted this to be visible. Feel free to move the thread, if you must.