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* * * * * * I S R A Information Notice No. 01025 * * * * * * ISRA Blasts Proposed Hunting Magazine Ban U.S. Newswire 2 Nov 8:30 Illinois State Rifle Association Blasts Proposal That Would Ban Many Hunting Magazines To: State Desk Contact: Richard Pearson of the Illinois State Rifle Association, 815-635-3198; Web site: http://www.isra.org/ CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): While most Americans have spent the past two months reflecting on the value of liberty, a Chicago-based gun control group has been busy formulating ways to diminish the freedoms Americans hold so dear. On Nov. 1, the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence proposed legislation that would prohibit magazines, newspapers and other publications from displaying classified advertisements offering firearms for sale. According to the council, classified ads are the criminal's marketplace of choice when shopping for illicit weapons -- and therefore such ads must be banned. The council's executive director, Tom Mannard, went so far as to say, "Criminals will always be able to obtain handguns, but newspapers shouldn't be making it easy for them." The ISRA would like to remind Mr. Mannard that Illinois laws regulating private firearm sales between individuals are some of the strictest in the nation. Illinois law requires that all purchasers of firearms must display to the seller a valid Illinois Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card. The seller is to record the buyer's name, address, and FOID number on the bill of sale, and retain a copy of that bill of sale for a period of 10 years, or face stiff penalties. Regardless of whether the transaction is private or retail, the seller must wait 72 hours before delivering a handgun to the buyer or, in the case of rifles and shotguns, 24 hours. Failure to observe Illinois' mandated waiting period is strictly illegal. Under an ISRA-sponsored bill signed into law earlier this year by Governor Ryan, criminals are compelled to surrender their FOID cards at the time of conviction. Therefore, sellers in private transactions may rest reasonably assured that the buyer is not a person prohibited from owning guns. If passed into law, Mannard's proposed legislation would yank many of America's favorite hunting and outdoor periodicals from magazine racks across the state. Gun clubs, which rely heavily on classified ads, would have to find new sources of revenue to fund publication of their club newsletters. And, certainly to the delight of Mr. Mannard, the NRA's official journal, 'The American Rifleman,' would earn the title, 'Banned in Illinois.' "Mannard's proposal is tantamount to book burning," commented ISRA president Richard Pearson. "It's another blatant attempt by the self-righteously indignant to whittle away at the so-called gun culture. Magazine publishers aren't going to print separate, classified-free issues for exclusive distribution in Illinois. Therefore, if people want to read outdoors-related magazines, they'll have to smuggle them in from out of state. That would certainly put a damper on anyone's enthusiasm for shooting and other outdoor sports. But people like Mannard are hoping hope upon hope to see the nation's interest in the shooting sports wither on the vine." "Although Mannard's proposal is a chilling reminder of how fragile our freedoms are, we don't expect to see it garner much support in the Illinois General Assembly," concluded Pearson.

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The ISRA is the state's leading advocate of safe, lawful, and responsible firearms ownership. For nearly a century, the ISRA has represented the interests of over 1.5 million law-abiding Illinois firearm owners. KEYWORDS: ILLINOIS, GUNS/FIREARMS, POLICY

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I swear I drove ALL the way around the state of Illinois (and especially Chicago) when I was moving from NY to IA with my truck bed full of "goodies".