[Puppage]

After several failed attempts to pass a statewide ban on assault weapons

Assault is an ACTION, not a device.

[Emmett McCarthy]

No, the next step is get rid of "assault politicians".

[Lazamataz]

Illinois politicians will be Illinois politicians.

While the rest of the country steadily eases gun ownership restrictions, these buffoons will steadily make it more difficult.

[Dead Corpse]

Shall not be infringed."

Time for a smack down...

[holymoly]

We don't need

Welcome to "The Peoples Republic of Illinois".

"And you certainly don't need the .50 caliber sniper rifle to do anything but act as a terrorist and be a criminal and a gangbanger."

What an absolute moron. I can just see some criminal and/or "gangbanger" lugging around a .50 caliber rifle.

Does this idiot have any idea just how big, and how heavy, those things are?

Barrett .50 Caliber Rifles

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

"We don't need to have TEC-9 assault weapons, Uzis or AK-47s to protect our homes, protect our neighborhoods or to go hunting," Blagojevich said.

These are already banned, Bag-o-s**t.

[2harddrive]

Blagojevich, you Son of B.... !!!

[Petruchio]

Dear Bag-O-Shit and King Richie II,

Will you give up your armed thugs Bodyguards first???

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Trying to imitate Mitt Romney?

[StAnDeliver]

[Sindarian]

Guess that I had better to plan to move to Indiana. A forty mile commute won't be to bad. Anyone wish to buy a house in Southern Illinois?

In other words, I will not be putting up with this, I will vote with my feet.

[junta]

Illinois residents use the NRA website to email your reps if you do not know their address or if you do not even know who your rep is. Enough of the facist gun controllers with their punish the innocent, pardon the criminal behavior.

[spunkets]

"Daley said the next step...

No slippery slope. No, none. Just common sense.

[DMZFrank]

"Blagojevich said his plan would do away with some of the most powerful guns on the market, and that it therefore doesn't affect the rights of law-abiding gun owners who want weapons for self-defense or hunting--a point vigorously put forth by gun-rights groups".

Strictly speaking, the 2nd amendment does not directly deal with my right for a firearm for self defense or the defense of my individual home. It deals with my ability to effectively participate as an appropriately armed member of a citizen militia which the constitution says is necessary to the security of a free state. This includes those types of firearms which are appropriate for an individual soldier called up for militia duty. Today that firearm is a selective fire assault rifle and and/or a semi auto handgun.

Since full auto versions are effectively banned, than I can make do with a semi auto one.

[2harddrive]

Blagojevick, you Son of a B.... !!!