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May 18, 2007, 02:03 PM | #1 | |
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FIRE MISSION - IL SB1007 mag ban - call the Repub co-sponsor
Sorry to cross post from THR but I need help from Illinois shooters. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=277893
The Illinois magazine ban SB1007 is being delayed in being read in House Committee. As I read it, the salient points of the bill are:
My State Representative, Ed Sullivan (R), who has almost always been on the right side of these issues has signed on to this as the Chief Co-sponsor for the House bill. His phone answerer said that if I read the bill, it doesn't take away guns from anyone. I told her that 1) it is "feel good" legisslation that doesn't actually affect crime and 2) criminals will get the higher cap mags anyway. Why waste the time on the bill? It only harms the law abiders and makes criminals laugh. I called his office and wrote a letter...here is the text Quote:
I made every argument in my letter above. I agreed with him that compromise is needed but not on something so fundamentally ineffective I urged him to take the time to educate his constituency that these laws are ineffective and intro some legislation that actually addresses the points (up the penalty for using them, economic incentives to reduce crime, etc). So...that was frustrating. He acknowledges that my arguements are essentially correct but he has to do it for political purposes. He believes the fallout from gunowners will be less than the fallout from soccer moms if he doesn't support it. I need you to call his office and blanket him with letters to let him know how wrong he is. BE NICE
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May 18, 2007, 02:19 PM | #2 |
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I heard about this Wednesday and soon as I did I fired off a couple emails to my critters. One of them is right down the road from me in Grayslake so I think I might want to stop by the office and have a little come to jesus meeting.
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May 18, 2007, 02:20 PM | #3 | |
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Why didn't he just say keeping my cushy job is more important than doing what's right? |
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May 19, 2007, 12:00 AM | #4 | |
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May 19, 2007, 04:20 AM | #5 |
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And who are the ones responsible for determining these politicians salaries? Definitely not the people.
Edit: About thois mags. They are just gradually making things illegal one by one. Only thing that changes will be the average number of charges against an offender, probably a gang, mafia, or terrorist member.
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May 26, 2007, 02:20 PM | #6 |
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heads up, people. let's keep aware of this bill.
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