ISRA Thursday Bulletin - November 15, 2018
Published: Thu, 11/15/18
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ISRA Thursday Bulletin - November 15, 2018
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Executive Directors Message
While not all of the votes have been counted yet, it looks like Speaker Madigan will have 75 Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives. This is three more than he has ever had. What does that mean? There are 118 State Representatives. To pass a bill it takes only 60 votes, a super majority is 71 votes. A super majority is what is needed to override a veto and Speaker Madigan has 75. The same is true for the Illinois Senate. Right now, President Cullerton has 39, or possibly 40, Democrats. In the Senate, it takes 30 votes to pass a bill. A super majority is 36 votes. We might as well get used to the idea that we are in a fight for our lives. The ISRA will fight with everything we have. I expect that we may have to go into the courts to get relief if it is possible. Nationally, the blue wave was just big enough to cause all sorts of trouble for the Trump Administration. This will undoubtedly be troublesome for the entire country. Somehow there are those that believe their political party is more important than the United States. The United States will never be defeated from the outside but, from the inside is a different matter and this is just a preview of coming attractions. The Gun Sanctuary Resolution was on the ballot and all 18 counties passed overwhelmingly. This brings the number of counties which have passed such resolutions to 57 with still more to come. What these resolutions show is that Illinois is actually two states. It also shows that those who live outside the Northeast corner of Illinois feel disenfranchised and rightly so. This is true not only on the firearm issue but many other issues as well. I have been receiving questions on the Permanent Restraining Order against Deerfield. The hearing is set for January 18, 2019. The Temporary Restraining Order remains in place. If anything changes, I will let you know. The November full moon was called the beaver moon by the Algonquin Tribe because it signaled the time to set traps for beaver. Right now, the moon is waxing and will be full on Thanksgiving. The full moon, cold weather and deer rut means the next two weeks will be particularly interesting. If you are driving to Thanksgiving dinner, be careful, you might have deer as well as turkey. Thanks for being a member. Upcoming Events: ISRA Calendar For more information, visit www.isra.org Saturday, November 17, 2018 Project Appleseed Bleeding Control Course (BCON) Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Air Rifle League & Practice Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Bench Rest League Air Pistol League & Practice Sunday, November 25, 2018 Fall Glock League Illinois Gun & Trade Shows Kankakee Gun Show Kankakee, IL – Kankakee County Fairgrounds Dates: November 17 & 18, 2018 Hours: Saturday: 8:00am-4:00pm Sunday: 8:00am-2:00pm Admission: $6.00 New Berlin Gun Show New Berlin, IL – Sangamon County Fairgrounds Dates: November 17 & 18, 2018 Hours: Saturday: 9:00am-4:00pm Sunday: 9:00am-3:00pm Admission: $4.00 McHenry County Gun Show Woodstock, IL – McHenry County Fairgrounds Date: November 18, 2018 Hours: Sunday: 8:00am-1:00pm Admission: $5.00/Children under 14 are Free Sauk Trail Gun Show Princeton, IL – Bureau County Fairgrounds Dates: November 24 & 25, 2018 Hours: Saturday: 8:30am-4:30pm Sunday: 8:30am-3:00pm Admission: $2.00 Lake County Gun & Sportman Show Antioch, IL – Antioch VFW Date: November 25, 2018 Hours: Sunday: 8:00am-2:00pm Admission: $7.00/Children 12 and under are Free with paid adult Check out ISRA's website at www.isra.org! Tell us what you think! |