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Bullock’s veto letter said he would have liked to have issued an amendatory veto, but could not because the bill was not sent to his office until after the Legislature adjourned.

They contend Rauner’s amendatory veto places “overreaching restrictions on law-abiding gun owners.”

Rauner added the death penalty in an amendatory veto of legislation that would extend the waiting period for delivery of assault weapons to 72 hours.

Using his amendatory veto power, he effectively rewrote the legislation to create a tough-on-crime cornucopia.

The Republican approved the waiting period but used amendatory veto authority to add other measures.