FYI

http://www.isra.org/legislation/alert_030607.html

I don't know how many of us from Southern IL would even have a State Senator or Rep that would vote for a ban like this (even most So. IL Democratic legislators are pretty sympathetic to gun rights), but if you do, and you care about your 2nd Amend. rights, you need to let them and anyone you know (hunters/shooters/whomever) that might care about this know...

BOB, PLEASE MOVE THIS IF YOU THINK THIS WOULD BE BETTER SERVED IN ANOTHER FORUM, OR LEAVE ME A REPLY AND I WILL EDIT AND CHANGE IT IF POSSIBLE...THANKS

From the ISRA web site:

March 6, 2007
URGENT ALERT – ILLINOIS ONE STEP CLOSER TO GUN BAN


Freedom-loving Illinois citizens were dealt a serious blow today when Senate Bill 16 – the Daley plan to ban and confiscate your semiautomatic rifles and shotguns – passed out of the Senate Public Health Committee. The bill now goes to the full Senate for what promises to be a furious floor fight.

YOUR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED IN THE BATTLE TO SAVE YOUR GUNS – PLEASE DO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING THINGS:

1. Call Senate President Emil Jones’ office at (217) 782-2728 and tell the person that answers that you are a law-abiding gun owner and you do not appreciate Senator Jones treating you like a criminal. (Jones is the original sponsor of SB16).

2. Call your State Senator and POLITELY tell him or her that you oppose SB16 and you would like them to vote against SB16 when it reaches the senate floor. If you do not know who your senator is, then call (217) 782-2000 and ask the switchboard to connect you with your senator. Or go on the Internet to: www.ilga.gov and use the “Legislator Lookup” feature in the lower right hand corner to identify your senator and get their phone number.

3. Call State Senator Antonio Munoz, the sponsor of SB16’s most recent amendment, at: (217) 782-9415 and tell the person who answers that you are a law-abiding gun owner and that you do not appreciate Senator Munoz treating you like a criminal. Then call Munoz’s district office at (773) 869-9050 and tell the person there the same thing.

4. In a tactic as bad as the Soviet Union, Committee Chairman Susan Garrett denied gun owners the opportunity to testify against SB16 in senate hearings on the bill today. In effect, YOUR VOICE WAS SILENCED by Sen. Garrett. Of course, Daley’s Gun Grabbers were allowed to testify. So, it is important that you call Sen. Garrett’s office at (217) 782-3650, and remind the person who answers the phone that this is still the United States of America and that you are angry that Sen. Garrett denied your fellow citizens the right to be heard. Also, call Garrett’s district office at (847) 433-2002 and tell the person there the same thing.

5. Pass this alert along to all your gun owning friends. Tell them to make the same phone calls.

6. Post this alert to any and all Internet bulletin boards to which you belong.

7. If you are not a member of the ISRA, or you have gun owning friends who are not members of the ISRA, then go to www.isra.org and join today.

THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SAVE YOUR GUNS

I wish we could secede from the great state of Chicago. They think all us down staters are a bunch of redneck hillbillys anyway. (and some of actually are LOL)

I wish we could secede from the great state of Chicago. They think all us down staters are a bunch of redneck hillbillys anyway. (and some of actually are LOL)

Yeah, noone is really arguing that point, huh? :)

Let them SOBs come and take them . If It's a law does it make it right ? I don't think so .

hey i agree, let us redneckd, blue collar, hillbilly, hicks rebel against them (I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing)ed silver spooned city slicks

yea i went to chicago for the very first time after 21 years this past fall sure as heck aint no big rush to go back, theres nothing impressing there at all, the people are rude as hell too.

From what I have researched on the matter its only to new sales, manufacturing, trading of such weapons. If you already have them then you are good. I deer hunt with a .50 smoke pole and freaked when I heard this but after reading about it I am fine with it and most likely it will have provisions in it to allow primitive weapons of .50 caliber range. I called my local representative and asked to have the provision added or considered for muzzleloading single shot rifles.

~Jeff

Sad to say I really do not take notice till it hits home. I am not an ameren customer so that still is only a story in the news to me. I know I should take a bigger step to be more informed on issues but with work, school, and two nose pickers I have my handsful just to see what the weather is going to be for the next day. :) Sorry!!!

~Jeff