Rev. Pfleger and St. Sabina's website continues to go after pro-gun political opponents

St. Sabina's website continues to go after political opponents: Criminalizing gun ownership encouraged, State Reps. and Senators who support Second Amendment are targeted 6/2/2008 12:00:00 PM -CCI

In spite of the so-called "agreement" between Cardinal George and Rev. Pfleger, stating that the embattled pastor of St. Sabina's would refrain from all political activism, the web site for St. Sabina's continues to be engaged in politics. A long time opponent of the Second Amendment to the Constitution, Rev. Pfleger attracted national attention last year (which was his goal) when he and Jesse Jackson were arrested after invading a gun shop and refusing to leave. Pfleger's political campaign to criminalize the ownership of guns by law abiding citizens continues at the St. Sabina's website. So much for his "agreement" with the Cardinal...

These are the legislators who consistently stand with the NRA and who block Common Sense Gun laws in the state of Illinois.

House of Representatives Rep. Bob Biggins Rep. James Meyer Rep. Timothy Schmitz Rep. Mark Beaubien Rep. JoAnn Osmond Rep. Jack Franks Rep. Michael Tryon Rep. Dave Winters Rep. Ronald Wait Rep. Robert Pritchard Rep. Mike Boland Rep. Patrick Verschoore Rep. Donald Moffitt Rep. Careen Gordon Rep. Mike Bost Rep. Frank Mautino Rep. Lisa Dugan Rep. Bill Mitchell Rep. Daniel Brady Rep. Jim Savia Rep. Jerry Mitchell Rep. Michael Smith Rep. Aaron Schock Rep. Richard Myers Rep. Jim Watson Rep. Gary Hannig Rep. Raymond Poe Rep. Rich Brauer Rep. Robert Flider Rep. Dan Reitz Rep. John Bradley Rep. Franco Coladpietro Rep. Harry Ramey Rep. Renee Kosel Rep. Ron Stephens Rep. William Black Rep. Shane Cultra Rep. Keith Sommer Rep. Kurt Granberg Rep. David Reis Rep. Roger Eddy Rep. Chapin Rose Rep. Daniel Beiser Rep. Jay Hoffman Rep. Thomas Holbrook Rep. Brandon Phelp

Senate Sen. Chris Lauzen Sen. Dave Syverson Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski Sen. Mike Jacobs Sen. Dale Risinger Sen. Gary Dahl Sen. Debbie Halvorson Sen. John Jones Sen. Bill Brady Sen. Todd Sieben Sen. John Sullivan Sen. Deanna Demuzio Sen. Larry Bomke Sen. Frank Watson Sen. Dan Rutherford Sen. William Peterson Sen. Dale Righter Sen. David Luechtefeld Sen. Gary Forby Sen. Chris Radogno Sen. Art Wilhelmi Sen. Linda Holmes Sen. James Clayborne

These are the legislators who consistently stand with the NRA and who block Common Sense Gun laws in the state of Illinois... House of Representatives Rep. Bob Biggins Rep. James Meyer... Senate Sen. Chris Lauzen Sen. Dave Syverson ....

I need a list like this for my state. Any incumbent whose name was not on the list would not get my vote. This guy is doing a public service, so he deserves our thanks ... once he's lost his tax-exempt status and is no longer violating the law.

We do need common sense gun laws: they are called "Castle Doctrine Laws", but I don't think that's what Pfleger meant.

If you have concerns about Rev. Pfleger and his ongoing antics, please contact Francis Cardinal George, Archdiocese of Chicago, 155 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611

They won't do a thing, but I'd write or call anyway, particularly Catholics and Chicago parishioners.

We're going to snuff out John Riggio [gun store owner]
We're going to snuff out legislators that are voting against our gun laws.
Fr. Michael Pfleger

Fortunately no one took him up on it.

He later explained he didn't know that snuff out was slang for kill. I believe that, the Father wouldn't lie. And Barry never heard a word of what was going on in Church, he was deep in thought while his co-religionists were whooping it up in support of Rev Wright, and Fr. Pfleger.

ISRA: Chicago Priest Calls for Murder of Gun Shop Owner
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA):
Nobody expected Saturday's Operation PUSH protest at Chuck's Gun Shop & Range to be anything other than a circus of the bizarre. However, nobody anticipated that an address by a Chicago priest would include a call for the murder of a suburban gun shop owner and legislators who oppose gun control.
During an address at an anti-gun rally in front of Chuck's, Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina's Church, exhorted the crowd to "drag" shop owner, John Riggio, from his shop "like a rat" and "snuff" him.
Rev. Pfleger went on to tell the crowd that legislators that vote against gun control legislation should be "snuffed" as well. As many know, "snuff" is slang for especially violent murder.
The ISRA has a recording of Pfleger's remarks in MP3 format.
"Certainly Fr. Pfleger has offered Absolution to a murderer or two during his tenure as a priest," commented ISRA Executive Director, Richard Pearson. "That's why it's shocking to hear him actually advocate the murder of a gun shop owner who has never committed a crime in his life. He then compounds the problem by calling for the murder of legislators who disagree with his personal political views -- something I suspect is a felony in this state. Pfleger's comments were disgusting and dangerous. And, I seem to remember that the Fifth Commandment frowns on murdering one's neighbor."
"This week, I'll be penning a letter to the Archbishop, expressing my concerns over Rev. Pfleger's comments," continued Pearson. "I would hope that the Archbishop would reply with words of comfort for Mr. Riggio, his family, state legislators, and all others who were injured by Rev. Pfleger's thoughtless, inflammatory remarks."
The ISRA is the state's leading advocate of safe, lawful, and responsible firearms ownership. Since 1903, the ISRA has represented the interests of over 1.5 million law-abiding firearm Illinois firearm owners.

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