December 4, 2012
Updated Dec 5, 2012 at 10:48 AM CDT
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- With a 78 to 28 vote, the House overrode Governor Pat Quinn's attempt to alter an existing bill and place a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
Legislators say Quinn tried to misuse his amendatory veto power to re-write the original bill.
Last week, the Illinois Senate also overrode the governor's veto, meaning the underlying or original legislation affecting mail-order ammunition will go into effect.
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