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URGENT ILLINOIS ALERT!!!

4000fps4000fps Member Posts: 786 ✭✭
URGENT ILLINOIS ALERT!!!
-- Daley Gun Control Bills Start to Move

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org

Monday, March 17, 2003


The state legislature has begun considering a slew of draconian gun
bills. Two of those bills, a ban on certain semi-automatic firearms
and a pre-confiscation bill, passed out of their initial committees
late last week and now await floor votes.

Among those who are lobbying for this legislation is Chicago Mayor
Richard Daley, who is one of the most extreme gun control fanatics
in the nation.

If Daley gets his way, the rest of Illinois may soon look like
Chicago -- complete with restrictive gun bans and high murder rates.
It is imperative that gun owners band together to push these
horrible demons back from where they came.

There are many bills which should concern gun owners, including a
gun rationing bill (SB 0238), a ban on private sales at gun shows
(SB 1203), and a bill to treat gun owners like sex offenders,
complete with mug shots and fingerprints (SB 1320).

These bills could exit committee at any time. However, there are
two bills that should require the immediate attention of gun owners,
now that both have passed out of the House and Senate Judiciary
Committees:

* SB 1195 -- A ban on common household firearms (that is,
semi-automatic firearms which are not politically correct); and

* HB 2532 -- The "road to gun confiscation" bill (a bill that, in
the name of licensing gun dealers, would give detailed
information on your gun purchases to law-enforcement).

It is imperative that gun owners contact their state legislators and
urge them to OPPOSE THE ENTIRE GUN CONTROL PACKAGE, including the
two which have left the starting gate.


ACTION:

Please forward this alert to your friends and coworkers.

Then contact BOTH your state senator AND representative to OPPOSE
THE ENTIRE GUN CONTROL PACKAGE that is currently in the legislature.
(Please see the two suggested pre-written letters below.)

If you do not know who your state legislators are, go to
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm and plug in your zip code
under Elected Officials, then click on the State link.

Note: Some Illinois state legislators maintain e-mail addresses;
most do not. If available, e-mail addresses -- as well as FAX
numbers and mailing addresses -- can be found using the above
look-up system.


Pre-written message for senators

Dear Senator:

I don't want the crime blotters for the entire state of Illinois to
look like Chicago's. And so I deeply resent Mayor Richard Daley's
attempts to apply the same kinds of gun restrictions that have
failed in Chicago to the rest of the state.

As you know, there are several bills in the Senate Judiciary
Committee that would restrict the Second Amendment rights of
citizens.

One bill that has already left the committee is SB 1195, a bill
which would ban common household firearms that officials do not
consider politically correct. While the semi-automatic firearms
being targeted in SB 1195 are NOT commonly used in crime, this bill
would ban guns that are useful for self-defense.

Remember the 1992 Los Angeles riots? Many of the guns targeted by
this legislation are of the kind that were used by the Korean
merchants to defend themselves at the height of the riots. Those
firearms proved to be extremely useful -- their stores remained
standing while other stores around them were burned to the ground.

Please oppose SB 1195, as well as ANY OTHER GUN CONTROL BILL that
comes before you. Thank you.

Sincerely,


Pre-written message for representative

Dear Representative:

I don't want the crime blotters for the entire state of Illinois to
look like Chicago's. And so I deeply resent Mayor Richard Daley's
attempts to apply the same kinds of gun restrictions that have
failed in Chicago to the rest of the state.

As you know, there are several bills in the House Judiciary
Committee that would restrict the Second Amendment rights of
citizens.

One bill that has already left the committee is HB 2532, a "gun
dealer" registration bill that will give detailed information on
every gun buyer (and the guns they purchase) to the state police.
This is outrageous!

Historically, registration has been a prelude to confiscation --
even in this country. For example, in the mid-1960's officials in
New York City began registering long guns. They promised they would
never use such lists to take away firearms from honest citizens.
But in 1991, the city banned (and soon began confiscating) many of
those very guns.

Please oppose HB 2532, as well as ANY OTHER GUN CONTROL BILL that
comes before you. Thank you.

Sincerely,


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Illinois Legislature Roster

Note: Plug in your zipcode at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm
and then click on the State link to identify your legislators. Also
use that link to locate additional contact info, such as e-mail
addresses and fax numbers (where available).


House

Dis Pty Name Office Phone

001 D Mendoza 217-782-7752
002 D Acevedo 217-782-2855
003 D Delgado 217-782-0480
004 D Soto 217-782-0150
005 D Dunkin 217-782-5997
006 D Bailey 217-782-5971
007 D Yarbrough 217-782-8120
008 D Giles 217-782-5962
009 D Turner 217-782-8116
010 D Collins 217-782-8077
011 D Fritchey 217-782-2458
012 D Feigenholtz 217-782-8062
013 D McKeon 217-782-3835
014 D Osterman 217-782-8088
015 D Capparelli 217-782-8198
016 D Lang 217-782-1252
017 R Coulson 217-782-4194
018 D Hamos 217-782-8052
019 D Lyons 217-782-8400
020 R McAuliffe 217-782-8182
021 D Molaro 217-782-5280
022 D Madigan 217-782-5350
023 D Burke 217-782-1117
024 R Aguilar 217-782-8173
025 D Currie 217-782-8121
026 D Jones 217-782-2023
027 D Davis 217-782-0010
028 D Rita 217-558-1000
029 D Miller 217-782-8087
030 D Davis 217-782-8197
031 D Flowers 217-782-4207
032 D Morrow 217-782-1702
033 D Colvin 217-782-8272
034 D Howard 217-782-6476
035 D Joyce 217-782-8200
036 D Brosnahan 217-782-0515
037 D McCarthy 217-782-3316
038 D Kelly 217-558-1007
039 D Berrios 217-558-1033
040 D Bradley 217-782-0017
041 R Biggins 217-782-6578
042 R Pihos 217-782-8037
043 R Munson 217-782-8020
044 R Parke 217-782-0347
045 R Pankau 217-782-8158
046 R Daniels 217-782-4014
047 R Bellock 217-782-1448
048 R Meyer 217-782-8028
049 R Schmitz 217-782-5457
050 R Lindner 217-782-1486
051 R Sullivan 217-782-3696
052 R Beaubien 217-782-1517
053 R Mathias 217-782-1664
054 R Bassi 217-782-8026
055 R Millner 217-782-1037
056 R Wojcik 217-782-8192
057 D Nekritz 217-558-1004
058 D May 217-782-0902
059 D Ryg 217-782-0499
060 D Washington 217-558-1012
061 R Osmond 217-782-8151
062 R Churchill 217-782-7320
063 D Franks 217-782-1717
064 R Kurtz 217-782-0432
065 R Mulligan 217-782-8007
066 R Krause 217-782-3739
067 D Jefferson 217-782-3167
068 R Winters 217-782-0455
069 R Wait 217-782-0548
070 R Wirsing 217-782-0425
071 D Boland 217-782-3992
072 D Brunsvold 217-782-5970
073 R Leitch 217-782-8108
074 R Moffitt 217-782-8032
075 D O'Brien 217-782-4535
076 D Mautino 217-782-0140
077 R Saviano 217-782-3374
078 D Graham 217-782-6400
079 D Novak 217-782-5981
080 D Scully 217-782-1719
081 R Kosel 217-782-0424
082 R Lyons 217-782-0494
083 D ChapaLaVia 217-782-8198
084 R Cross 217-782-1331
085 R Hassert 217-782-4179
086 D McGuire 217-782-8090
087 R Mitchell 217-782-8163
088 R Brady 217-782-1118
089 R Sacia 217-782-8186
090 R Mitchell 217-782-0535
091 D Smith 217-782-8152
092 D Slone 217-782-3186
093 R Tenhouse 217-782-8096
094 R Myers 217-782-0416
095 R Hultgren 217-782-1653
096 R Dunn 217-782-6507
097 R Watson 217-782-1840
098 D Hannig 217-782-8071
099 R Poe 217-782-0044
100 R Brauer 217-782-0053
101 D Curry 217-782-8398
102 R Stephens 217-782-6401
103 D Jakobsson 217-558-1009
104 R Black 217-782-4811
105 R Cultra 217-558-1039
106 R Sommer 217-782-0221
107 D Granberg 217-782-0066
108 D Hartke 217-782-2087
109 R Eddy 217-558-1040
110 R Rose 217-782-6674
111 D Davis 217-782-5996
112 D Hoffman 217-782-8018
113 D Holbrook 217-782-0104
114 D Younge 217-782-5951
115 R Bost 217-782-0387
116 D Reitz 217-782-1018
117 D Forby 217-782-1051
118 D Phelps 217-782-5131


Senate

Dis Pty Name Office Phone

001 D Munoz 217-782-9415
002 D del Valle 217-782-5652
003 D Hunter 217-782-5966
004 D Lightford 217-782-8505
005 D Hendon 217-782-6252
006 D Cullerton 217-782-7260
007 D Ronen 217-782-8492
008 D Silverstein 217-782-5500
009 D Schoenberg 217-782-2119
010 D DeLeo 217-782-1035
011 D Viverito 217-782-0054
012 D Sandoval 217-782-5304
013 D Obama 217-782-5338
014 D Jones 217-782-2728
015 I Meeks 217-782-8066
016 D Collins 217-782-1607
017 D Trotter 217-782-3201
018 D Maloney 217-782-5145
019 D Crotty 217-782-9595
020 D Martinez 217-782-8191
021 R Cronin 217-782-8107
022 R Rauschenberger 217-782-7746
023 R Philip 217-782-3840
024 R Dillard 217-782-8148
025 R Lauzen 217-782-0052
026 R Peterson 217-782-8010
027 R Jones 217-782-4471
029 D Garrett 217-782-3650
030 D Link 217-782-8181
031 R Geo-Karis 217-782-7353
032 R Klemm 217-782-8000
033 R Sullivan 217-782-3875
034 R Syverson 217-782-5413
035 R Burzynski 217-782-1977
036 D Jacobs 217-782-5957
037 R Risinger 217-782-1942
038 D Welch 217-782-8287
039 D Harmon 217-782-8176
040 D Halvorson 217-782-7419
041 R Radogno 217-782-9407
042 R Petka 217-782-0422
043 D Walsh 217-782-8800
044 R Brady 217-782-6216
045 R Sieben 217-782-0180
046 D Shadid 217-782-8250
047 D Sullivan 217-782-2479
048 R Roskam 217-782-8022
049 D Demuzio 217-782-8206
050 R Bomke 217-782-0228
051 R Watson 217-782-5755
052 R Winkel 217-782-6904
053 R Rutherford 217-782-6597
054 R Jones 217-782-2015
055 R Righter 217-782-6674
056 D Haine 217-782-5247
057 D Clayborne 217-782-5399
058 R Luechtefeld 217-782-8137
059 D Woolard 217-782-5509


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