Gun Rights groups garnered unprecedented support for Concealed Carry, but couldn't quite get it over the finish line:
- Giving gun-control advocates a major win, the House Thursday rejected a bid by Downstate gun-rights advocates to permit Illinoisans to carry concealed weapons.
The measure pushed by Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) failed by a 65-32 vote, with one voting present. Seventy-one votes were necessary for passage.
A "major victory"? This is one of those cases where the tyranny of the few thwart the will of the majority. 66% of the legislature voted in favor of Illinoisans being able to protect themselves, families, neighbors and loved ones when the police are unable to be there 24 hours a day.
The rhetoric from the left is typically slanted and in most cases, outright distortions and lies:
The rhetoric from the left is typically slanted and in most cases, outright distortions and lies:
- Critics argued that such a program would pump even more guns into crime-infested neighborhoods, pose a serious safety risk to police officers and allow as many as 100,000 people carrying concealed weapons to attend crowded city events such as the annual Taste of Chicago fireworks celebration along Chicago’s lakefront.
Seriously? What a joke. At least it would be 100,000 law abiding citizens who might have an effect on the few hundred animals that have been showing up and wreaking havoc on the lakefront the past few 3rd of July nights - but not last year, because Daley canceled the big show knowing that it was going to be a bloodbath if it went forward.
- “I too like the John Wayne movies. I like those movies about the Wild West, where everybody is carrying a weapon and everybody is shooting at each other. We don’t live in those days anymore,” said Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago), who voted against the bill.
None of which has happened in the other 48 states that have Concealed Carry laws in effect. And the John Wayne movies were just that - movies. Works of fiction. The "wild west" never existed with a shootout every day and twice on Sundays. The fact is that places like Dodge City and the OK Corral were hundreds of times safer than any west or south side neighborhood you can name right now.
That being said, perhaps it's time to do a little recruiting. Here's a link to the Illinois State Rifle Association website. They are in the middle of their Spring Membership drive and are looking to add as many voices as possible to the drive for gun rights for all citizens, not just Daley's and Quinn's bodyguards.
That being said, perhaps it's time to do a little recruiting. Here's a link to the Illinois State Rifle Association website. They are in the middle of their Spring Membership drive and are looking to add as many voices as possible to the drive for gun rights for all citizens, not just Daley's and Quinn's bodyguards.