By Todd Hatton
Murray, KY – A gun advocacy group is pushing ahead with a lawsuit over firearm owner identification cards in Illinois even though a favorable new state law seems to give them what they sought. Governor Pat Quinn recently signed a law that bars the public release of card-holder names. But the Illinois State Rifle Association says it wants to continue a lawsuit in hopes a judge will establish that there is a constitutional right to keep the identification card data secret. The group's attorney, Stanley Tucker, says the fear is that a future legislature could reverse the law. He says the association hopes a more sweeping ruling would make it impossible to change the statute. But he conceded judges are often reluctant to address constitutional questions when a relevant law is in place.