REPORT ON THE COOK COUNTY ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN
                           By Richard A. Pearson

On November 14th, 2006, the Cook County Board passed an amendment to the Cook County “Assault Weapons” ban. As you may recall, in July of 2006 this amendment was stopped, at that time, the Cook County Board tabled the amendment. On November 14th, 2006 the amendment was removed from the table and voted on. By bringing forth the amendment in this way, only a few insiders could have known that it was coming up and would be voted on. The push for this amendment was spearheaded by Larry Suffredin, a lobbyist for the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, a local gun control organization with connections to national anti-gun organizations, including the Violence Policy Center and the Brady Campaign.

I urge all gun owners to call their Cook County Commissioner and tell them you oppose this ordinance and you want it overturned. Below you will find a list of Cook County Commissioners and their phone numbers. Please call them today. Your County Board district is listed on your Voter’s Registration Card.

For details on the “Assault Weapons” ban please read the article posted on our web site, www.isra.org/legislation/cook_county_awb.shtml