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Due to the importance of attending
to legislative action at this time we are posting News from the ISRA site.
Please read and heed the following.
ISRA News from Springfield
January 24, 2006 - ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson
reports:
The phone calls are coming in on
HB2414. That is good. We need to keep calling. Only the House of
Representatives is in session this week. Call
House members in Springfield on Wednesday and Thursday. Call
Senators at their district offices. We must keep up the pressure.
Today we discovered a new bill
HB4132. This bill would ban all military style replicas. This is really a
lousy bill. An AR15 could be construed as a replica as well as a 1911. So could
an 1863 Civil War musket, and what about those Brown Bess Revolutionary
muskets--they are nasty. This bill, if passed, would be far reaching. The
reenactors would be wiped out. Be prepared to begin calling on this next week.
Remember when you call be nice and be clear. Please forward this to all bulletin
boards.
If you are reading this news alert and you're not an ISRA member yet, please up
the ante in the fight for your gun rights and
click here
to learn about joining the ISRA.
ISRA Lobby Day will be here before you know it--plan to attend in Springfield on
March 15, 2006. We'll meet at 1:00 pm in the cafeteria in the Stratton Building
before visiting our legislators, and there will be a reception from 5:30 pm
until 7:30 pm. More details and updates will be available on our
web calendar.
Richard A. Pearson
Remember, the ISRA has lists of the phone numbers of all Illinois
Representatives and
Senators. If you're not sure who your legislators are this session,
you can look them up on-line. Please visit the ISRA web site at
www.isra.org to
learn more about issues important to the stateā€™s gun owners.
ISRA Press Release:
International Gun Control Movement Dealt Second Major Blow,
Says ISRA
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 24 /U.S. Newswire/ --The following was released today by
the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA):
The world-wide gun control movement suffered a major setback yesterday with the
general election defeat of Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin by his
Conservative opponent, Stephen Harper. Observers believe that Harper will
abandon many of Martin's leftist social policies -- including Canada's scandal-
ridden gun registration system.
On the campaign trail, Martin had pledged to institute a total ban on civilian
ownership of handguns. Martin also announced that he would file international
lawsuits against American firearm manufacturers who he blamed for the rising
tide of violence among drug gangs in Canada's urban areas.
Martin's defeat is the second serious blow to the international gun control
movement in recent months. In October 2005, Brazilian voters went to the polls
and voted down a nationwide gun ban by a 2 to 1 margin.
The rejection of Martin and his gun control schemes by Canadian voters comes
just as the Illinois General Assembly is considering a measure that would ban
rifles and shotguns favored by collectors and competitive rifle shooters. The
ISRA considers the bill, HB2414, to be another incremental step toward the
eventual eradication of privately owned firearms in Illinois.
"The message is clear," said ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson.
"Freedom-loving people the world over are telling gun- grabbers that liberty
trumps feel-good politics every time. I'd advise Illinois legislators to keep
Mr. Martin's defeat in mind when it comes time to vote on HB2414."
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