Illinois Gun Owners March on Capitol for Concealed Carry

gunsandammo.com ^ | 8 March, 2013 | Dylan Polk & Brock Norman

[marktwain]

Illinois gun owners have gotten the shaft for far too long.

The Land of Lincoln has long been known as the last state where concealed carry is not allowed, and although that may soon change, it wouldn’t be surprising to see state legislators shuffling their feet.

Even though the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals deemed the concealed carry ban unconstitutional, the Illinois House of Representatives continues to push anti-gun legislation. In fact, one bill proposing a ban on semi-automatic firearms was approved by the House just this week.

On Wednesday, gun owners from across the state gathered in Springfield, Ill., for Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day to make sure their voices were heard loud and clear. Sponsored by the Illinois State Rifle Association, thousands of gun owners braved the cold weather and flooded the streets as they marched to the State Capitol, demanding Illinois residents—regardless of whether they live in Chicago or downstate—be granted the same Second Amendment rights guaranteed to the rest of the United States.

The mood was calm and civil, but it was apparent this was a crowd that was sick of being held down by seemingly disconnected lawmakers.

“All of my life, I was a shooter,” said gun activist and Springfield resident Tom Shafer, who led the crowd in a series of chants as they made their way to the Capitol. “The government—except for the Vietnam draft—never put a gun in my hand, never assisted me in being a shooter, never assisted me in being a marksman, never helped me defend my home. Far-away, far-off, outgunned, undermanned police, they never helped me a bit; I did it all on my own. And now for a government to try to say 30 rounds is too many?”

[KeyLargo]

This is on another blog about Cook County gun stings.

BEWARE OF THE COOK COUNTY SHERIFF

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_8_23/519611_BEWARE_OF_THE_COOK_COUNRY_SHERIFF_The_Games_Have_Begun.html

[marktwain]

If I read the Mississippi law correctly, you will not need a permit to open carry.

Part of what the recent reform did was to remove the language about “concealed in whole or in part”.

Open carry has always been constitutionaly protected in Mississippi.

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2013/03/concealed-and-open-carry-in-mississippi.html

[trebb]

Thanks for the link to the Gun Watch article - until then I had only seen the blurbs in the paper about the signing, but not the law or another interpretation. They made it unclear and I was under the impression that the open carry bit was still being distorted rather than it straightening out the whole shebang.

Thanks for all the posts you make about the topic.

[onedoug]

What about all her vaunted homosexuals who’ve served, unmentioned or openly? Are they crazy like a veteran too?

[eyedigress]

Don't try to make sense of it. Attack gun ownership and attack the military while your at it.

Fascism cannot survive with an armed populace.

This land is their land, It is not our land,
From California to the Gulf Stream Islands,

You get the idea.

New Amsterdam has been lost for years