From the Senator Donne E Trotter Biography:

Senator Trotter ushered in Illinois’ first comprehensive law banning assault weapons.

From the Donne Trotter Wikipedia page:

Senator Trotter is an vocal advocate of gun control laws having cosponsored 31 bills on the issue.

Trotter on a 1995 effort in Illinois to introduce the right to carry concealed firearms:

There’s a lot of individuals out here who do look at this as an opportunity to be that vigilante, to be that support person to the police officer who isn’t there, which is one of the things we addressed just yesterday when we voted for– for — in arming and also in empowering part-time police officers. What you’re doing here just basically creating part-time police officers who have not gone through the extensive training, who have not had the psychological evaluations, who will be getting out there who feel now that they’re–they are stronger, they are badder, they are tougher because they have this nine-shooter on their hip.

And from todays news:

State senator had gun in garment bag at O’Hare, police say

He had a .25 caliber Beretta and ammo in his carryon. Did he have a good excuse for this? Yes. *He* needed the gun for protection, and simply forgot it was there. Why did he need the protection? Because he works as a security guard for Allpoints Security and Detective Inc. You know… a “part-time police officer.” He’s currently earning 84 grand a year in his role as part-time state senator.

You will, I’m sure, be shocked and amazed to read that this corrupt Illinois politician is a Democrat. But then there’s also this from 2000:

“Barack is viewed in part to be the white man in blackface in our community,” says Donne Trotter, who detests Obama. “You just have to look at his supporters. Who pushed him to get where he is so fast? It’s these individuals in Hyde Park, who don’t always have the best interests of the community in mind.” …  On the way there, he was asked whether he and his wife would move to Washington if he wins, as Obama would do.

“Aw, heck no!” he exploded. “That’d be suicide. You serving these people. How you gonna know what they need?”

So I have a few doubts about Eric Holder riding to Trotters rescue.