End of Evening Update - Ramping Up Calls to Pritzker |
We have just learned that no more legislative action will be taken this evening. It will be taken up in the Senate’s Executive Committee Monday at 9 AM. While the ISRA will not negotiate away the importance of the Second Amendment, we appreciate the fact that the Senate is taking a longer look at important legislation that negatively affects the nearly 2.5 million legal firearm owners in our state. Despite the Senate’s diligent approach, Governor Pritzker condemned it by issuing a statement that was found on CapitolFax.com: “Every time a weapon of war is used to inflict the maximum amount of damage in the shortest amount of time, we mourn for the lives lost and communities shattered." “Enough is enough." “The
people of this state deserve a real assault weapons ban, one that has a real accounting of the weapons currently in circulation and a real chance at ceasing the flow of more weapons of war immediately. We need a bill that meets the urgency of now, and the current version in the Senate falls short.” Enough is enough. Start calling Governor Pritzker’s office at 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831 to voice your concern for our constitutional rights. And please keep the calls going to your Senator’s office in Springfield. Our ISRA lobbyists have been on the front line of all developments today and will continue to work the phones throughout the evening. Legislation like this does not go to sleep, nor does the ISRA. We salute our strong and dedicated members of the ISRA. It is CRITICAL that we keep informing as many people as possible about calling Governor Pritzker’s office and our Senators. We will send out updates in the
morning as we have them. |
Richard A Pearson Executive Director Illinois State Rifle Association |
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