I have called both offices ( Phone: 202/225-5006 Phone: 773/533-7520)with the following information. They seem might embarrassed. Please let them know how YOU feel about the congressamans "error"!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Illinois DNR)
November 13, 2003
ILLINOIS FIREARM DEER SEASON PROVIDES NEW HANDGUN HUNTING OPPORTUNITY; HUNTERS ALSO REMINDED THAT CWD SAMPLING IS PLANNED
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. - When Illinois’ annual firearm deer hunting season opens Nov. 21, hunters will for the first time have the opportunity to use handguns during the seven-day firearm season. New regulations implemented this fall added handguns to the already-allowed use of shotguns and muzzleloading rifles for taking deer during the firearm season.
“From the calls we’ve been receiving and comments we’ve been hearing, it is clear that many hunters are excited about being able to use a handgun during the regular firearm deer season this year,” said Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Joel Brunsvold. “We are expecting a good deer season. Providing this new opportunity for hunters who choose to use a handgun should be a real plus.”
The regulations allow hunters with permits for the firearm deer season to use centerfire revolvers or single-shot handguns of .30 caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length of four inches. Legal ammunition includes a bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding 1.4 inches, or a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger, both of which must be available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. (Non-expanding, military-style full metal jacket bullets cannot be used to harvest deer. Only soft point or expanding bullets, including copper or copper alloy rounds designed for hunting, are legal ammunition).