It is interesting to me that back in 2006, then governor Rod Blagojevich said in his State of the State speech that reinstating the expired federal ban on certain kinds of military-style weapons was one of his top priorities in this spring's legislative session. Immediately Springfield Armory, Armalite, Lewis Machine and Tool, and Rock River Arms threatened to leave the state if this legislation was passed. (House Bill 2414). Apparently that was a gamble the black rifle haters were unwilling to take back then.
Well it looks like push has come to shove this year and it will be interesting to see if the new bosses in Illinois jump on the anti-gun bandwagon. I'm sure they are waiting to see if other manufacturers are heading for better states like they said they would or are just making idle threats to leave. It will be interesting to see what they value more, jobs and tax monies, or the safety of their citizens that even more gun laws provide.
