As a law-abiding Illinois
firearm owner, it should come as no surprise to you
that your rights are coming under constant attack
down in the state capitol. The Daley/Emanuel Gun
Grabbing Machine has been busily cranking out one
extreme gun control measure after another since the
legislative session began several weeks ago.
Likewise, the gun controllers have been working
overtime to prevent pro-gun legislation from coming
to a vote. It’s been business as usual in
Springfield this year – and you are the person
getting “the business.”
As you
receive this alert, the Illinois General Assembly is
in recess. That means that your State
Representatives and State Senators are now back
working in their District offices rather than
working at the Capitol in Springfield. This recess
provides you, the law-abiding gun owner, an
excellent opportunity to lobby your legislators on a
face to face basis about the issues important to
you.
So, here are
4 things that you can do this week to help save your
gun rights:
1. Go to
www.ilga.gov and click on the “Legislator
Lookup” link. Follow the instructions and locate
the District Offices of your State Representative
and State Senator.
2. Call or
visit the District Office and politely convey your
message on the following bills now under
consideration:
a. HB148 - a bill that would allow law-abiding
citizens to carry concealed weapons to protect
themselves and their families against violent
criminals. Advise your Representative to support
this bill.
b. HB264 - a bill that would standardize firearm
regulations across the state and eliminate the
patchwork of local laws that are often a “gotcha”
for gun-owning out of towners. Advise your
Representative to support this bill.
c. HB265 - a bill that standardizes firearm
transportation regulations. Like HB264, this bill
protects otherwise law-abiding citizens from getting
pinched for violating a little-known law. Advise
your Representative to support this bill.
d. SB82 - a bill that would allow law-abiding
citizens to carry concealed weapons to protect
themselves and their families against violent
criminals. Advise your Senator to support this
bill.
e. SB27 - a bill that would ensure that personal
gun-owner information in the FOID database could not
be released to the public. Advise your Senator to
support this bill.
f. HB3508 - a bill to ban private firearm sales.
Advise your Representative to OPPOSE this bill.
g. HB3634 - a bill that would make it a felony to
sell a firearm to a gang member even if the gang
member has a FOID card and passes a background
check. Advise your Representative to OPPOSE this
bill.
h. HB1294 - a bill that would ban semiautomatic
rifles, pistols and shotguns. Advise your
Representative to OPPOSE this bill.
i. SB2257 - a bill that would ban all firearms
having a bore of .50 caliber or greater. Advise
your Senator to OPPOSE this bill.
3. Please
post this alert to any blogs or bulletin boards to
which you belong. Pass this alert along to your
gun-owning friends and relatives and tell them to
contact their Senators and Representatives as well.
4. If
you're a current member of the ISRA, then renew or
upgrade your membership. Also, we very badly need
your financial support to carry on the fight against
the gun grabbers at the Capitol. Please donate to
the ISRA today!