* The Trib says that the concealed carry bill has been sent to the governor. Actually, it hasn’t yet been transmitted. It’s still in the House. The chamber can hold onto it for up to 30 days. I’m told that this is probably just a paperwork thing.

Whatever the case, the June 9th deadline is rapidly approaching and now the attorney general wants a delay to help the governor. Games are definitely afoot…

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a request with a federal appeals court asking for an additional 30 days to put in place a law that would allow citizens to carry guns in public.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave the state until June 9 to come up with concealed carry rules when it struck down Illinois’ longtime ban in December. Last week, lawmakers passed a measure setting out who could carry guns and where, but Madigan argues that Gov. Pat Quinn should have more time to review the legislation before deciding whether to sign it into law.

The state constitution gives the governor 60 calendar days from the time a bill is sent to his desk to act before it would automatically become law.

“The request for an additional 30 days would allow the governor a reasonable amount of time to fulfill his state constitutional duties,” Madigan said in a statement.

* More…

“We think the request for a 30-day stay is appropriate,” Quinn spokeswoman Brooke Anderson said. “The bill has not yet arrived. Ordinarily, under the Illinois Constitution, the governor has 60 days to review a bill upon its arrival.”

Last week, the governor’s office would only say Quinn intends to “review” the legislation but would not offer any sense of the governor’s leanings on the legislation.

The plan that was fast-tracked through the House and Senate last week was a compromise deal that preserves existing local gun laws, including Chicago and Cook County’s bans on assault weapons, and keeps gun owners from carrying their loaded weapons on public trains and buses.

Discuss.

*** UPDATE *** From the gun guys’ response to Madigan’s motion…

1. Defendants’ motion is unauthorized by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, plainly presented for dilatory reasons, fails to fully disclose the relevant factual circumstances, and otherwise lacks merit. Considering that the state’s remedial legislation passed with overwhelming veto-proof majorities in both houses, as well as the Governor’s deep and protracted involvement in this issue, the time for delay is over. This Court has spoken. The People of Illinois, through their representatives, have spoken. There must be some finality to this process. The motion should be denied.

The motion is here. AG Madigan’s motion is here.