Defeat Illinois SB1007
May 15th, 2007 by Syd
From ISRA:
This is an Urgent Action Alert on SB1007, a bill sponsored in the
Illinois Senate by career anti-gun Senator Dan Kotowski (D - Park
Ridge) and Republican Senator John Millner from Bloomingdale. This
bill would ban commonly available magazines for many firearms that
hold more than 10 rounds, and would also ban many firearms with
tubular magazines that more than 10 rounds, such as ever action
rifles owned by cowboy action shooters and many shotguns. This bill
does nothing to reduce crime and would penalize law-abiding gun
owners in Illinois.
This bill passed the Illinois Senate last week on a 31 to 26
vote. It’s now in the House Executive Committee and could pass out
from that committee onto the floor of the House.
It’s important that you to help make sure that this bill gets
defeated in the Illinois House, as Governor Blagojevich would
cheerfully sign it immediately if it ever crossed his desk.
Do your part by taking the following actions:
Call your Representative and urge him or her to not support this
bill, SB1007, to vote no on it should it come up for a vote. Even if
you have received assurances in the past from your representative in
the past that he or she is in your corner and supports the second
amendment, do not neglect making that call on this bill.
The ISRA webmaster and the ISRA staff in Chatsworth have fielded many
calls and emails from angry and surprised gun owners whose Senators
voted for this bill last week.
Make a personal visit to your representative’s local office in your
district to show your support for the Second Amendment. Bring family
members or a shooting buddy with you when you go. Leave a personal
message for your representative urging the defeat of SB1007.
Call the Springfield (217-782-3696) and district office
(847-566-5115) of Illinois Representative Ed Sullivan, Jr. (R -
Mundelein) and urge that he withdraw as Chief Co-Sponsor of this
punitive legislation. Never mind that he’s not in your district, his
direct advocacy of this ban impacts all Illinois gun owners.