Trotter denies NRA is blocking crime bill vote

Trotter denies NRA is blocking crime bill vote

Senator Donne Trotter (D-16th) Monday denied charges leveled by an anti-gun group that accused Senate President James "Pate" Philip (R-Wood Dale) of allegedly getting big bucks from the National Rifle Association (NRA).

As the special drags on and the caucusing continues over the proposed rewriting of the "Safe Neighborhood Act" struck down as unconstitutional Dec. 2 by the Illinois Supreme Court, activists are taking up the mayor and governor's fight in trying to turn up the heat on lawmakers to make a deal and pass the Act.

But, when some activists claim the holdup is because of NRA campaign dollars to certain elected …