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Illinois State Senate President John Cullerton (D, Chicago) is going to try and push through a new "assault weapons" ban in the Illinois legislature's upcoming lame duck session that is so extreme that even some antique guns will be banned.
The Illinois State Rifle Association reports that Cullerton's bill will ban pump action shotguns, semiautomatic pistols and rifles, and even antiques rifles like the M-1 Garand, the rifle used by U.S. troops in World War II. The M-1 Garand has only an 8-roun"If [Cullerton] is successful at doing so," the ISRA says, "nearly every gun you currently
Originally posted by JarheadFidelis
Illinois draconian gun laws and rights suppression on guns is one of the main reasons I left that state. You cant even buy ammo without an F.O.I.D. Thats a firearms owners Identification card for those of you who dont know. Want to carry concealed? Not going to happen unless your a cop, ex-cop or criminal. They dont give concealed carry licenses to us lowly everyday people.
Look at Chitcago. The strictest gun control laws in the nation, yet they have the most violent murder and gun crime rate. What a miserable place. Glad I left and didnt even look in the rear view mirror.
Originally posted by johngalt722
reply to post by CALGARIAN
So does that tell you that taking away guns from law abiding citizens in an entire state is a smart move or not?
Living in Chicago (or Cook County for that matter) is much different than the rest of Illinois. Having the most restrictive gun laws in the country does not seem to be helping!
Originally posted by johngalt722
This will never get passed.
Hopefully, this person will never be re-elected to office again.
Originally posted by DaMod
Anyone else find it disturbing that antiques and hunting guns are on this list?
Assault weapons ban my rear end.. This is a gun grab.edit on 2-1-2013 by DaMod because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by TheMindWar
A massive amount of people purchased in illinois in december 2012, they didnt purchase just to give them back.
Massive surge in gun sales illinois
Oh but surely they will see reason and understand the loss of investment in cash value as well as their own loss of personal property for the sake of that is all in the public's best interest and welfare of the state! One for all and all to take it, isn't that how it works now?
In 1919, the German government passed the Regulations on Weapons Ownership, which declared that "all firearms, as well as all kinds of firearms ammunition, are to be surrendered immediately."[2] Under the regulations, anyone found in possession of a firearm or ammunition was subject to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 marks.