I have read at the Illinois carry forum you can do one witness slip for each session. Unless and until I can get confirmation of that, I’m just doing the one for Springfield. I don’t want to muddy the waters with what might be the equivalent of multiple voting (even if it is Chicago).
If you cannot attend either of these meetings, they please complete an on-line witness slip for each meeting by going to these two sites:
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create? committeeHearingId=10447
and
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create? committeeHearingId=10464
Full alert from ISRA follows:
URGENT ALERT – YOUR ACTION REQUIRED
FREEDOM UNDER FIRE THIS WEEK IN SPRINGFIELD
CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND COMPLETE WITNESS SLIPS
The Illinois House Judiciary Committee has announced a pair of hearings on proposals to eliminate 2nd Amendment rights here in Illinois. Information on these two committee hearings is as follows:
1. Tuesday, 19 February, at Noon in Room 114 of the State Capitol Building, Springfield.
2. Friday, 22 February, at 10:00 AM, Room 600, Bilandic Building, 160 North LaSalle St., Chicago
During each of these hearings, committee members will be debating just how they plan to eliminate private firearm ownership in Illinois. They will certainly be discussing means to ban and confiscate 85% of the firearms currently owned by Illinois citizens. They will also be discussing how to confiscate magazines holding more than 10 rounds. Other topics of debate will also include “universal licensing and registration,” shutting down gun shows, and restricting concealed carry.
It is critically important that law-abiding firearm owners flood both committee meetings. Otherwise, anti-gunners will take control of the meetings with disastrous results for freedom loving citizens. Be sure to get to the meeting rooms at least a half hour early to ensure that you get a seat. Be sure to wear IGOLD shirts and hats. If you see members of the media there, approach them and tell them you are a law-abiding gun owner and you do not support further gun control.
If you cannot attend either of these meetings, they please complete an on-line witness slip for each meeting by going to these two sites:
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create? committeeHearingId=10447
and
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create? committeeHearingId=10464
Contact your representative in the Illinois House and urge him or her to join you in not supporting any further gun control in Illinois. This is especially important if your representative has changed since the last election.
Are you not sure who your representative is? The Illinois State Board of Elections has a new interactive search page here:
www.elections.state.il.us/DistrictLocator/DistrictOfficialSearchByAddress.aspx
Keep in mind that your rights are under sustained attack! We cannot let up on our defense of the 2nd Amendment. It is highly critical that you let these committee members know how you feel.
HERE’S ADDITIONAL THINGS YOU NEED TO DO TO SAVE YOUR GUNS:
1. Give copies of this alert to all your friends, neighbors and relatives. Tell them to follow the instructions carefully.
2. Post this alert to any and all Internet blogs or bulletin boards to which you belong.
3. Join or Renew your membership to the ISRA. Also, a monetary donation would help us greatly in our fight to preserve and protect your right to keep and bear arms.
REMEMBER: Gun control is a disease, you are the cure.