ISRA Alert for Memorial Day - Action expected on SB1966 EARLY MORNING on Memorial Day
Published: Sun, 05/26/19
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ISRA Alert for Memorial Day - Action expected on SB1966 EARLY MORNING on Memorial Day - Early Morning Witness Slips may be needed.
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The Illinois House of Representatives returned on Sunday. There are now two new amendments filed for SB1966, the bill that was totally changed to anti-gun legislation that attempts put a FOID card out of reach of
everyday gun owners. These new amendments reduce the cost of the FOID from $50 for five years to $20 for five years and make some other minor changes to the initial amendment. The rest of the onerous provisions, such as fingerprinting and forcing private transfers through FFLs, still remain. We are vehemently opposed to this entire bill. I expect the new amendments to go to the House Judiciary - Criminal Committee immediately on Monday morning. If this bill makes it
through Committee, it will be on the House floor very quickly. Be prepared to file witness slips opposing these new amendments. As I write this, the new amendments are still in rules, and have not yet been posted to Committee, but this could change later on today or very early tomorrow morning. Only one hour posting notice is needed, and the House Judiciary - Criminal Committee meets at 8:30am CDT on Monday, Memorial Day.
The Illinois Senate will return at 4:00pm on Monday, Memorial Day. I would also call your State Senator’s office after 3:00 on Monday and express your opposition to SB1966. If SB1966 makes it out of the House of Representatives it will go to the Senate and will only require a simple concurrence vote.
Yes, the irony is not lost on anyone working on behalf of your gun rights in Springfield. On the day we honor our dead who fought bravely to protect the rights that we enjoy, the anti-gunners will be hard at work trying to deprive us of those rights. Your pro-gun lobbyists are in Springfield, and will not get a Memorial Day holiday, save a few minutes to reflect on what the day means to us. At the same time, we are asking for you, the gun owners, to take a few minutes in the morning and be our voice, your voice, the voice of gun owners in Illinois, by checking for an alert for witness slips, and calling your state legislators (Representative and Senator) and asking them to oppose SB1966. This action is requested of you: Check your email for an alert in the morning check a couple of time if you can. File a witness slip if the alert asks that of you, make the phone calls. We know that not everyone will be able to do this, it's a holiday. But please make the effort for those who cannot, and for those we honor on Memorial Day. If you need to verify who your Illinois State Representative is, please use this lookup at the Illinois State Board of Elections. If you remember who your representative is, but don't know the phone number to call, you can use the above lookup tool or quickly find your legislator on the ILGA website. Representatives here, Senators here. This final week of scheduled session, we must have maximum effort from everyone. Your ISRA Lobbying Team will be there fighting for You. If you are receiving this alert and are not an ISRA member, please join and help support the fight to keep your 2nd Amendment Rights. Richard A. Pearson ISRA Executive Director Check out ISRA's website at www.isra.org! Tell us what you think! |