Illinois Shotgun-Ban Bill Passes Senate Committee

www.ussportsmen.org ^ | USSA

[cherry_bomb88]

Senate Bill 1195 (SB 1195), sponsored by Illinois Democratic Sen. Antonio Munoz, bans any shotgun that has a bore of .50 caliber or more. It outlaws 10, 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge shotguns and even muzzleloaders. The bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 6-4 and now awaits a vote on the Senate floor.

The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) says even if the clause imposing bore restrictions is fixed, SB 1195 bans any shotgun that has threads inside the end of the barrel. The USSA says that means any shotgun with choke tubes would be illegal. The bill also bans shotguns with a magazine capacity of more than four shells. Illinois citizens would have 90 days to turn in their guns to authorities or face prosecution.

The USSA is encouraging sportsmen to contact their senators and ask them to oppose SB 1195. To find the name of your legislator, call (217) 782-8223 or click on the "Legislative Action Center" link near the bottom, right-hand corner of the USSA Web site, www.ussportsmen.org.

[cherry_bomb88]

Just tell me where to send it!

[cherry_bomb88]

Didn't someone once say "you can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead hands"?????

[philetus]

"How did this happen?"

Think about it and it might come to you.

We'll be hearing this question more and more.

[in the Arena]

Would ban shotgun barrels with threads on the inside...WTF ?

[philetus]

PING

[DudleyDoright]

Fight fire with fire. Send all of us interested FReepers Illinios voters registration cards so we can get our absentee ballots in time to help. Heh, yeah! It is, after all, Illinois. Which, of course, includes Chicago, the home of the "vote early, vote often" concept pioneered by Mayor Daly. I suppose they might not even notice...

[in the Arena]

bang

[cherry_bomb88]

The only thing I can say, Ford, is he'll committ political suicide...for him and his commie buddies....there are WAY too many hunters in our state...but we need to let them know. I guess I'll have to take a copy of this to my ex husband when I take the girls for a visit tomorrow. He'll FREAK and he's got a bunch of stupid dixiecrat relatives that probably voted for some of these fools. (dixiecrat=a democrat who is prolife, prochurch, profamily, progun but still votes democrat b/c either the union ties or their daddy did, and their daddy before him did, or they are white trash welfare receipiants)

[Critter]

You mean they're going after duck hunting now too? Gee, but they said...

[Ford Fairlane]

you can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead hands

Yea, but if I am convicted of a felony, I lose my FFL, my Professional Engineer's License, my security clearance, etc.

That is why I will move my business to Terre Haute, IN if this passes

Besides, Indiana has Concealed Carry, and only Divine Intervention will bring that to Illinois

[cherry_bomb88]

*raises hand frantically* oh oh oh pick me, I know the answer, pick me pleeeeeease!!!

1) George Ryan was a democrat in Republican clothing and turned off alot of fence voters and so therefore they voted democratic

2) The dems got to redraw the districts this year and surprise surprise, they did a REALLY bad job

3) Someone got apathetic (hmmm, NRA or maybe it was us, did we think it wouldn't happen in Illinois because we are such a big hunting state?)

Did I get it right??????

[cherry_bomb88]

You know, I've been thinking about moving to Arizona...perhaps it's a good time. God Love Arizona...where you can still carry! :o) (or did that change too???)

[TheEaglehasLanded]

I'm From Springfield, we are having a support the troops rally on Saturday March 29 at the Old State Capitol from 1 to 3 PM.

We have an anti-gun house, mostly anti-gun governor, the Senate is the only thing that's close, if it passes the Senate it's as good as law.

Phone Southern and Central Illinois Democrats outside of Chicago, Vince Demuzio is from Carlinville but he voted for the safe neighborhood act 3 years ago. Go after suburban republican senators such as Kirk Dillard who voted yes in committee as well, must give those Senators as much to think about as possible.

My Senator Larry BOmke will not support this and told me so.

[cherry_bomb88]

Tell Larry I said hi! He's an AWESOME right=winger...one of my clients/members to my organization and if he said he won't vote for it, he won't vote for it!

[bigfootbob]

What the hell happened to Illinois? I grew up in SW Indiana, 15 miles from Illinois. I used to hunt and fish the bottom areas of the Wabash River on the Illinois side of the river. I especially enjoyed hunting doves with my .410 Ithaca. Couldn't hunt doves in Indiana.

Now it sounds like California or Washington at times. Extreme kookville. Is there something polluting the drinking water, inbreeding?

[cherry_bomb88]

no, we have too many Dixiecrats (see previous post)...people that for all intents and purposes should be right wing, but they are too damn STUPID to realize that the democrats won't screw them over.

[Shooter 2.5]

The NRA is where it's always been.

Begging Hunters, sportsman and collectors to vote the anti's out of office because it was only a matter of time before they went after their shotguns.

The real question is why don't the Illinois gunowners vote for Freedom?

[Rome2000]

Is there something polluting the drinking water, inbreeding?

Just Democrats.

[cherry_bomb88]

HERE'S YOUR LINKS FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES http://www.legis.state.il.us/senate/ http://www.legis.state.il.us/house/ PLEASE EMAIL THEM...THERE'S A LINK ON THERE

[cherry_bomb88]

and not that I'm advocating fraud...but, ummm, if you have a relative here that might be lazy about writing, perhaps you can write a letter in there name??? lol