Why do Illinois legislators ignore legal gun owners? We are not sure but a conversation we had with a downstate “conservative” representative may give an insight. We talked with this representative personally about issues from citizens’ gun rights to punitive taxation. Our interviewee seemed informed and sympathetic to our concerns. He further stated that he opposed legislation increasing taxes and restriction of gun rights. We have even gone shooting with this representative so we know he is not just giving us lip service. However, when pressed about what he would do beyond just voting “no” on these restrictions he said “What can I do?” We pointed out ARTICLE 1 of the Illinois constitution, SECTION 22. RIGHT TO ARMS Subject only to the police power, the right of the individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)

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Gathering
Event Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Start Time: 06:30 PM
End Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Ending Time: 08:30 PM

Join Shaun and other ICarry members at this event and help us promote our organization! Everything is free, and it's a great opportunity to network, get our name out, and learn new ways to keep up the fight!! Click the link at the bottom and then click on the Addison link on NRA's page to sign up for FREE!!


Tuesday, July 18, 2006
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration begins at 6:00 p.m.
Lakemoor Banquet Facilities
28874 Route 120
Located exactly 2 miles west of 12 at intersection of Darrell and 120
Lakemoor, IL 60050
815-385-0999
Cost: FREE

With 2006 being an extremely busy election year, it is critical that NRA members are once again fully engaged in the electoral process. To assist pro-gun candidates, NRA-ILA is hosting FREE NRA-ILA Mix N' Mingles across the country.

At these events, you will have the opportunity to meet and socialize with NRA-ILA Headquarters staff, your fellow area NRA members, and pro-Second Amendment candidates and their staffs. You'll also learn what you can do locally to elect pro-freedom lawmakers to office--all the while earning FREE NRA items like hats, pocket knives, buttons, etc.

The Mix N' Mingles & all related materials, including NRA fraternal items, food, and drink, are FREE!

You may reserve your seat on-line by selecting a Mix N' Mingle below and completing the rgistration form, or by calling the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683).

http://www.nraila.org/workshops/

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Gathering
Event Date: Saturday, July 15, 2006 Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Date: Saturday, July 15, 2006 Ending Time: 12:00 PM

Join Shaun and other ICarry members at this event and help us promote our organization! Everything is free, and it's a great opportunity to network, get our name out, and learn new ways to keep up the fight!! Click the link at the bottom and then click on the Addison link on NRA's page to sign up for FREE!!


Saturday, July 15, 2006
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Medinah Banquets
550 Shriners Drive
Addison, IL 60101
630-458-0200
Cost: FREE

With 2006 being an extremely busy election year, it is critical that NRA members are once again fully engaged in the electoral process. To assist pro-gun candidates, NRA-ILA is hosting FREE NRA-ILA Mix N' Mingles across the country.

At these events, you will have the opportunity to meet and socialize with NRA-ILA Headquarters staff, your fellow area NRA members, and pro-Second Amendment candidates and their staffs. You'll also learn what you can do locally to elect pro-freedom lawmakers to office--all the while earning FREE NRA items like hats, pocket knives, buttons, etc.

The Mix N' Mingles & all related materials, including NRA fraternal items, food, and drink, are FREE!

You may reserve your seat on-line by selecting a Mix N' Mingle below and completing the rgistration form, or by calling the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683).

http://www.nraila.org/workshops/

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From Clout On Wheels: Top City Hall lawyer once again in eye of the storm

She sits at Mayor Daley's elbow on the rostrum at City Council meetings and stares up at him as he speaks. When scandal hits, she's the one who's trotted out to control the political damage.

For seven years, Corporation Counsel Mara Georges has been on the City Hall hot seat on issues ranging from the E2 nightclub disaster, the Lincoln Park porch collapse and the midnight destruction of Meigs Field to the hiring of teenage building inspectors and Daley's ongoing effort to overturn the Shakman decree against political hiring.

Now Georges, 42, is sitting on the hottest seat of all. She was called to federal court to testify about conversations with Daley's indicted patronage chief, Robert Sorich, in 2005 after the FBI raided the Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

On Wednesday, aldermen were buzzing about Georges' claim she didn't know City Hall's worst-kept secret: that the IGA was involved in hiring -- even for jobs supposed to be protected by the Shakman ban.

The see-no-evil claim was not new for Georges.

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From Austin Weekly News: Is your alderman packing heat?

None in Austin are known to, but others in the city are proud gun owners

Many — perhaps most — Chicago aldermen have chosen not to exercise their statutory right to carry a weapon.

Most, that is, except the fiery, hat-wearing alderman from the Third Ward.

Dorothy Tillman startled those present at a Police and Fire Committee meeting of the Chicago City Council several years ago, an aldermanic aide recalled, when the issue of aldermen owning guns was broached.

"I carry a gun," she announced, pulling a pistol out of her purse.

A survey of all 50 aldermen had one aldermanic aide — not from Tillman’s office — say, "You should talk to Tillman. Tillman is your girl."

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I know this has nothing to do with Illinois. However, it is the point behind it that counts. We can all take a joke. I know every gun owner has a sense of humor. However, when the Toledo Blade will print things like this comic they printed in Today's Paper. ( Kirk - Concealed-carry Click here to take a look ) I don't find it funny.

Yes, they will always think of us as Rednecks and back of the woods Hill-Billy's. However, what they don't realize is that some of us have PHD's or Bachelors degrees. That gun owners are a very intelligent group that normally out smart them on a daily basis.

I understand that not everyone like guns and not everyone feels the need to carry one. But for those of us that do carry a firearm we have our own personal reasons. It could be because of the work we do or the neighborhood we live in. I know it is easy enough to have one of the ANTI-GUNNERS to say why don't you just move or change jobs? Sometimes it is just not that simple. Myself I work part time Delivering Pizza and in Private Law Enforcement. Now in my line of work its not so easy to go unarmed. I personally have had a revolver put to my head and had money demanded from me. That was not fun for me.

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(To the read the story as posted in the Chicago Tribune..... Click Here)

After taking the time out to read this story I am just not sure that Oberweis is honest in what he says as far as it goes with repealing the FOID. Although, it does make a lot of sense. Oberweis was not the first to say he would do it.

Bill Brady was the first to call for it!

I am not saying that I wouldn't trust Mr. Oberweis with our Second Amendment rights. Rather, my question is only this, Is he just showcasing or is he for real? I would love for someone from his camp to answer this question if they would. better yet let him answer it.

By Ofelia Casillas and James Kimberly, Tribune staff reporters. Tribune staff reporters Liam Ford and Rick Pearson contributed to this report
Published March 6, 2006

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This does make sense to me seeing where it all started. Now it seems that Mayor Daley and Gov Hot Rod will be possibly costing Illinois about 500 jobs if this happens. Now isn't that just smart? That's it you 2 cost us all more loss of work so we can blame you even more than we do now! The people of Illinois need jobs and that is a fact! Lack of common sense in the Mayors office and the Governors office seems to be of the norm these days between these 2 fools. What do all of you think?? Good Job Mayor Dick and Gov Hot Rod! The people of Illinois want to thank you for possibly putting 500 more people closer to being out of work and one step closer to the poor house!

Friday, March 03, 2006

Gun makers say they'll leave state if weapons ban OK'd

By Kurt Erickson
kurt.erickson@lee.net

SPRINGFIELD - Several Illinois gun manufacturers said Wednesday they will pack up and leave Illinois if state lawmakers approve a ban on assault weapons.

The threats came as a House panel approved legislation to ban the weapons, even though the proposal's prospects appear bleak in the Senate following comments earlier this week by Senate President Emil Jones, D-Chicago.

In a press conference before the House Executive Committee's 9-3 vote in favor the ban, the gun makers said they would pull up stakes and take 750 jobs with them if the ban is OK'd.

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