SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The regulatory body at the center of stir over a law allowing retired county and state correctional officers virtually unrestricted permission to carry concealed weapons is seeking legislation to cover its concerns after failing to garner guidance from the state’s top lawyer. The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board sought an opinion from the attorney general on its authority to expand permission for concealed carry law to former sheriff’s correctional officers and state prison guards. The board believes a law that took effect Jan. 1 doesn’t give implementation authority. The attorney general declined to intervene, so the board has drafted legislation to cover its concerns. But thousands of retired law enforcement officers are left waiting.
