Illinois gun, gun range, bans, etc,

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URGENT ALERT – BAN ON GUN RANGES AND BAN ON ALL SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARMS ON THE MOVE IN THE ILLINOIS SENATE <br />
YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED <br />
A pair of nightmare bills is on the move at this moment in the Illinois Senate. <br />
These two bills would: <br />
1. Run all gun ranges out of business by imposing heavy fees, imposing special staffing requirements, warrantless searches of ranges and customers, unlimited unannounced “inspections.” <br />
2. Ban all semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns as well as pump action shotguns. <br />
Here are direct links to the two bills: <br />
http://www.ilga.gov/...GAID=11= <br />
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http://www.ilga.gov/...GAID=11= <br />
EITHER OF THESE TWO BILLS WOULD END YOUR GUN RIGHTS ENTIRELY <br />
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO PROTECT YOUR GUN RIGHTS. <br />
1. Follow the instructions below and contact your Illinois State Senator. Politely tell your senator that you are a law-abiding gun owner and you want them to vote AGAINST HB815 and HB1263. CALL NOW! <br />
2. Pass this information on to your gun owning friends and family, tell them to call as well. <br />
3. Post this alert to all Internet blogs and bulletin boards to which you belong. <br />
The worst of the two bills, HB815 is being sponsored and pushed by anti-gun Senator Dan Kotowski. Go to his link: http://www.ilga.gov/...7&MemberID=1724 Call him at the numbers listed and tell him that you do not appreciate him trying to shut down gun ranges and taking your guns away from you. He needs to hear from you!

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SPECIAL ALERT UPDATE– YOUR ACTION REQUIRED<br />
SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES BILLS TO RUN RANGES OUT OF BUSINESS AND BAN 80% OF YOUR GUNS <br />
MESSAGE FROM COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS: “Eliminating law-abiding gun owners is a good ‘first step’ towards a ‘civil society.’” <br />
Votes on HB815 and HB1263 were split along party lines in the Senate Public Health Committee Wednesday night with the committee Democrats voting 6-4 and 6-3 to send the bills to the full senate. If these two bills become law, they will resulting most, if not all ranges in the state going out of business as well as the banning of ALL semiautomatic rifles, pistols and shotguns as well as banning all pump shotguns and rifles. <br />
In comments made during testimony, committee Democrats stated plainly that HB815 and HB1263 were “first steps” and that these bills have as their objective the creation of a “more civil society.” In other words, elimination of lawful gun owners is a required first step for creating a more civil society. Of course, there was no mention of the impact of eliminating criminals. <br />
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO ON THURSDAY: <br />
1. Call Senator Dave Syverson at (217) 782-5413 and tell him “THANK YOU” for supporting lawful gun owners by voting “NO” on HB815 and HB1263. <br />
2. Call Senator Shane Cultra at (217) 782-6597 and tell him “THANK YOU” for supporting lawful gun owners by voting “NO” on HB815 and HB1263. <br />
3. Call Senator Christine Johnson at (217) 782-1977 and tell her “THANK YOU” for supporting lawful gun owners by voting “NO” on HB815 and HB1263. <br />
4. Call Senator Carole Pankau at (217) 782-9463 and tell her “THANK YOU” for supporting lawful gun owners by voting “NO” on HB815 and HB1263. <br />
It is very important that you praise these Senators for their support. <br />
The ringleader of the effort to shut down shooting ranges and take your guns away from you is Senator Dan Kotowski. You may wish to call him at (217) 782-3875 and politely explain to him that, as a law-abiding gun owner, you do not appreciate being treated like a criminal and that you oppose any efforts to regulate shooting ranges, ban semiautomatic firearms, or ban standard capacity magazines. <br />
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Snidely Whiplash

So much for Illinois employers such as:<br />
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Armalite http://www.armalite.com/<br />
Rock River Arms http://www.rockriverarms.com/<br />
Springfield Armory http://www.springfield-armory.com/<br />
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Illinois citizens now have to worry about their state government disarming them and stripping them of gun rights, in addition to the worries all Americans have about what will occur at the Federal level.<br />
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I can't imagine any cowboy action shooter not being alarmed by the threats of the proposed laws, but in case one does exist, he or she would do well to remember Rev. Martin Niemoller:<br />
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Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten,<br />
habe ich geschwiegen;<br />
ich war ja kein Kommunist.<br />
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Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten,<br />
habe ich geschwiegen;<br />
ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat.<br />
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Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten,<br />
habe ich nicht protestiert;<br />
ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter.<br />
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Als sie die Juden holten,<br />
habe ich nicht protestiert;<br />
ich war ja kein Jude.<br />
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Als sie mich holten,<br />
gab es keinen mehr, der protestierte.<br />
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“First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.”<br />
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Snidely