Blagojevich on FOID card fees--ISRA

schild · June 4, 2002, 03:28 PM

ISRA-PVF: Blagojevich May Bend Truth on Gun Card Fees
U.S. Newswire
4 Jun 13:23
ISRA-PVF: Blagojevich May Bend The Truth Attempting To Explain
Away Gun Card Fee Increase
To: National Desk
Contact: James Vinopal of the ISRA Political Victory Fund,
815-635-3166

CHICAGO, June 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released
today by the ISRA Political Victory Fund (ISRA-PVF):

Late last week, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Ryan
aired a television ad criticizing his Democratic opponent, Rod
Blagojevich, for proposing a huge increase in Illinois Firearm
Owner's Identification (FOID) card application fees.

Blagojevich has admitted that, as a State Representative, he
sponsored legislation slapping law-abiding firearm owners with an
increase in the FOID fee from $5 to $500. Now that he is in the
political hot seat, Blagojevich claims Ryan is being unfair since
the bill was later amended to pare the fee back to $25. The bill
ultimately went down in defeat.

In response to the Ryan advertisement, the Blagojevich campaign
has promised to release its own television advertisement denying
that Blagojevich supports a FOID fee increase.

The ISRA-PVF is warning Illinois voters that Blagojevich's
upcoming advertisement will tell something other than the truth.

It is a safe bet that the Blagojevich advertisement will not
discuss the reason why he proposed a tenfold increase in the FOID
application fee. Luckily, the transcripts of floor debate on the
proposal make Blagojevich's reasoning quite clear.

In that debate, Blagojevich states that he is proposing the huge
FOID fee increase for one reason, and one reason only - to make
people think twice about owning a gun. In other words, Blagojevich
expressed his belief that it was acceptable to use the taxing
authority of the legislature to discourage law-abiding citizens
from exercising a constitutional right.

Blagojevich's reason for proposing the FOID fee increase should
come as no surprise. His legislative record clearly illustrates
his fundamental opposition to private firearm ownership.

Nonetheless, playing both sides of the gun issue has become the
hallmark of Blagojevich's gubernatorial campaign. While appearing
down state, Blagojevich claimed to be an avid supporter of the
citizen's right to own guns. But, while in Chicago, Blagojevich
gleefully accepted the endorsement of gun-control extremist Sarah
Brady and boasted about his "F" candidate rating from the NRA.

"Blagojevich has treated gun owners like political punching
bags," commented ISRA-PVF chairman Jim Vinopal. "But now that he
is running for state-wide office, he realizes that he has to
convince at least some gun owners to vote for him. The only way
that Rod Blagojevich can run away from his extreme record on guns
is to lie about it. I think Mr. Blagojevich will find that the
state's gun owners are not the rubes he thinks they are."

------
The ISRA-PVF is a political action committee affiliated with the
Illinois State Rifle Association. The Illinois State Rifle
Association represents the interests of over 1.5 million
law-abiding Illinois gun owners. A copy of the ISRA-PVF report is
available for a fee from the Illinois State Board of Elections,
Springfield, Ill.

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AR15shooter · June 4, 2002, 08:41 PM

schild,
thanks for getting the word out, I think its time for some massive grassroots campaigning against this guy and make people open their eyes. I cant believe that he won the majority downstate. Icant believe that people bought his BS.

C.R.Sam · June 4, 2002, 09:25 PM

"...I think Mr. Blagojevich will find that the state's gun owners are not the rubes he thinks they are."

Hope that is true.

June 4, 2002, 03:28 PM	#1
schild Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 344	Blagojevich on FOID card fees--ISRA ISRA-PVF: Blagojevich May Bend Truth on Gun Card Fees U.S. Newswire 4 Jun 13:23 ISRA-PVF: Blagojevich May Bend The Truth Attempting To Explain Away Gun Card Fee Increase To: National Desk Contact: James Vinopal of the ISRA Political Victory Fund, 815-635-3166 CHICAGO, June 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the ISRA Political Victory Fund (ISRA-PVF): Late last week, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Ryan aired a television ad criticizing his Democratic opponent, Rod Blagojevich, for proposing a huge increase in Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) card application fees. Blagojevich has admitted that, as a State Representative, he sponsored legislation slapping law-abiding firearm owners with an increase in the FOID fee from $5 to $500. Now that he is in the political hot seat, Blagojevich claims Ryan is being unfair since the bill was later amended to pare the fee back to $25. The bill ultimately went down in defeat. In response to the Ryan advertisement, the Blagojevich campaign has promised to release its own television advertisement denying that Blagojevich supports a FOID fee increase. The ISRA-PVF is warning Illinois voters that Blagojevich's upcoming advertisement will tell something other than the truth. It is a safe bet that the Blagojevich advertisement will not discuss the reason why he proposed a tenfold increase in the FOID application fee. Luckily, the transcripts of floor debate on the proposal make Blagojevich's reasoning quite clear. In that debate, Blagojevich states that he is proposing the huge FOID fee increase for one reason, and one reason only - to make people think twice about owning a gun. In other words, Blagojevich expressed his belief that it was acceptable to use the taxing authority of the legislature to discourage law-abiding citizens from exercising a constitutional right. Blagojevich's reason for proposing the FOID fee increase should come as no surprise. His legislative record clearly illustrates his fundamental opposition to private firearm ownership. Nonetheless, playing both sides of the gun issue has become the hallmark of Blagojevich's gubernatorial campaign. While appearing down state, Blagojevich claimed to be an avid supporter of the citizen's right to own guns. But, while in Chicago, Blagojevich gleefully accepted the endorsement of gun-control extremist Sarah Brady and boasted about his "F" candidate rating from the NRA. "Blagojevich has treated gun owners like political punching bags," commented ISRA-PVF chairman Jim Vinopal. "But now that he is running for state-wide office, he realizes that he has to convince at least some gun owners to vote for him. The only way that Rod Blagojevich can run away from his extreme record on guns is to lie about it. I think Mr. Blagojevich will find that the state's gun owners are not the rubes he thinks they are." ------ The ISRA-PVF is a political action committee affiliated with the Illinois State Rifle Association. The Illinois State Rifle Association represents the interests of over 1.5 million law-abiding Illinois gun owners. A copy of the ISRA-PVF report is available for a fee from the Illinois State Board of Elections, Springfield, Ill. http://www.usnewswire.com -0- /U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/ 06/04 13:23 Copyright 2002, U.S. Newswire

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June 4, 2002, 08:41 PM	#2
AR15shooter Member Join Date: March 5, 2001 Posts: 94	schild, thanks for getting the word out, I think its time for some massive grassroots campaigning against this guy and make people open their eyes. I cant believe that he won the majority downstate. Icant believe that people bought his BS.

June 4, 2002, 09:25 PM	#3
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	"...I think Mr. Blagojevich will find that the state's gun owners are not the rubes he thinks they are." Hope that is true.