Residents in Woodford County will get a chance to let Springfield know if they want to carry concealed weapons.
Woodford is among 14 counties throughout the state with referendums on bearing arms on the November ballot.
Many residents would agree that crime is not a big problem in Eureka.
But for the first time, Woodford County residents will vote on whether or not they want to carry concealed weapons.
"I don’t see anything wrong with it. I think it’s constitutionally legal. I’m a strict constitutionalist so I agree they probably should be able to," Eureka business owner Don Edie said.
"To have a concealed weapon I guess you have to have a license for it. But that just seems like something I wouldn’t especially like a concealed weapon," said Woodford County resident Carol Hughes.
"I personally like guns. I have guns, I shoot guns but I'm not so sure I'm for people carrying guns in the street.
Maybe some areas they feel that they need it more than others but Woodford County is not an area where you need it," said Goodfield resident Harold Hohulian.
Illinois is among a couple of states without some form concealment firearm legislation.
The referendum is non–binding and if a majority of voters approved it the state legislature would have to bring it up from a vote.
Woodford County Board Member Marcus Adams says the referendum has a good chance of mass approval by voters.
"This is a very rural community, sometimes it takes the police a while to make it to their homes.
Sometimes if your husband is away on business and the wife is there alone she might feel more comfortable having access to some self–protection," Adams said.
McDonough and LaSalle Counties are also among the Central Illinois communities where voters will cast non–binding ballots on the firearms referendum.
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