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Protect Your Right to Defend Your Family
-- Urge your state senator to override the Blagojevich veto of an
important Self-Defense bill
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
November 4, 2004
Governor Blagojevich has armed guards to protect his family. You pay
for them with your tax dollars.
But if the governor's recent veto of self-defense legislation is not
overridden, the lives of your wife, your children and your family
will be deemed "expendable."
The bill is Illinois Senate Bill 2165. And what it would do is to
prohibit any municipality from sending you to prison if:
You could affirmatively prove ... that you used a gun to defend
yourself, your family, or your neighbor ... at your home or place
of business.
Not surprisingly, this common-sense legislation passed the Illinois
House by a 90-25 vote -- and the Senate by 38-to-20.
You may remember that this bill passed the legislature after a
Wilmette man, Hale DeMar, shot and wounded a home invader several
months ago.
DeMar was prosecuted for violating the town's ban on possessing
handguns, and a Cook County judge ruled against him in late October.
Both houses passed S.B. 2165 and sent it to Gov. Blagojevich's desk.
But the governor, who doesn't have to worry about the safety of his
own family, has vetoed the bill -- thereby putting your family at
risk.
The veto override vote will come within the next two weeks. A
two-thirds vote will be required in both chambers to override the
governor's veto, and the Senate vote margin could be razor-thin.
ACTION: Contact your state senator. Urge him to vote to override
the veto of S.B. 2165.
A roster of senators and phone numbers, as well as a pre-written
message, appear below. Don't know your district? Go to the GOA
Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm and plug your zipcode in under
Elected Officials, then click the State link. Note: Illinois state
senators do not normally maintain public e-mail addresses.
Pre-written message
Dear Senator:
Governor Blagojevich has armed guards to protect his family.
So I find it particularly disturbing that his veto of S.B. 2165 takes
away my right to protect my wife and kids.
It was outrageous that the town of Wilmette prosecuted Hale DeMar
after he shot and wounded a home invader last year.
It's even more outrageous that a judge has now affirmed the handgun
ban by ruling against DeMar.
We desperately need S.B. 2165. Please vote to override this
contemptible act of political cowardice. Please vote to override the
veto on this important self-defense bill, S.B. 2165. Thank you.
Sincerely,
****************************
Illinois Senate Roster
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, E 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 Soden 217-782-8194
024 R Dillard 217-782-8148
025 R Lauzen 217-782-0052
026 R Peterson 217-782-8010
027 R Jones, W 217-782-4471
028 R Wojcik 217-782-8192
029 D Garrett 217-782-3650
030 D Link 217-782-8181
031 R Geo-Karis 217-782-7353
032 R Althoff 217-782-8000
033 R Sullivan, D 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, J 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 217-782-2507
053 R Rutherford 217-782-6597
054 R Jones, J 217-782-0471
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 Forby 217-782-5509
If nobody seen you do it, how could you have done it. NRA Endowment Member, AF&AM, Shriner Life Member, A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois "Chicago Chapter" Founding Member & Board Member
-- Urge your state senator to override the Blagojevich veto of an
important Self-Defense bill
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
November 4, 2004
Governor Blagojevich has armed guards to protect his family. You pay
for them with your tax dollars.
But if the governor's recent veto of self-defense legislation is not
overridden, the lives of your wife, your children and your family
will be deemed "expendable."
The bill is Illinois Senate Bill 2165. And what it would do is to
prohibit any municipality from sending you to prison if:
You could affirmatively prove ... that you used a gun to defend
yourself, your family, or your neighbor ... at your home or place
of business.
Not surprisingly, this common-sense legislation passed the Illinois
House by a 90-25 vote -- and the Senate by 38-to-20.
You may remember that this bill passed the legislature after a
Wilmette man, Hale DeMar, shot and wounded a home invader several
months ago.
DeMar was prosecuted for violating the town's ban on possessing
handguns, and a Cook County judge ruled against him in late October.
Both houses passed S.B. 2165 and sent it to Gov. Blagojevich's desk.
But the governor, who doesn't have to worry about the safety of his
own family, has vetoed the bill -- thereby putting your family at
risk.
The veto override vote will come within the next two weeks. A
two-thirds vote will be required in both chambers to override the
governor's veto, and the Senate vote margin could be razor-thin.
ACTION: Contact your state senator. Urge him to vote to override
the veto of S.B. 2165.
A roster of senators and phone numbers, as well as a pre-written
message, appear below. Don't know your district? Go to the GOA
Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm and plug your zipcode in under
Elected Officials, then click the State link. Note: Illinois state
senators do not normally maintain public e-mail addresses.
Pre-written message
Dear Senator:
Governor Blagojevich has armed guards to protect his family.
So I find it particularly disturbing that his veto of S.B. 2165 takes
away my right to protect my wife and kids.
It was outrageous that the town of Wilmette prosecuted Hale DeMar
after he shot and wounded a home invader last year.
It's even more outrageous that a judge has now affirmed the handgun
ban by ruling against DeMar.
We desperately need S.B. 2165. Please vote to override this
contemptible act of political cowardice. Please vote to override the
veto on this important self-defense bill, S.B. 2165. Thank you.
Sincerely,
****************************
Illinois Senate Roster
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, E 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 Soden 217-782-8194
024 R Dillard 217-782-8148
025 R Lauzen 217-782-0052
026 R Peterson 217-782-8010
027 R Jones, W 217-782-4471
028 R Wojcik 217-782-8192
029 D Garrett 217-782-3650
030 D Link 217-782-8181
031 R Geo-Karis 217-782-7353
032 R Althoff 217-782-8000
033 R Sullivan, D 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, J 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 217-782-2507
053 R Rutherford 217-782-6597
054 R Jones, J 217-782-0471
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 Forby 217-782-5509
If nobody seen you do it, how could you have done it. NRA Endowment Member, AF&AM, Shriner Life Member, A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois "Chicago Chapter" Founding Member & Board Member