{"id":478,"date":"2018-02-26T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2018\/02\/26\/for-those-in-illinois\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:28:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:28:40","slug":"for-those-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=478","title":{"rendered":"For Those In Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:7721,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/clicks.aweber.com\\\/y\\\/ct\\\/?l=DSdoy&amp;m=iM5eH436Xg28m96&amp;b=q3oo926OGKVdk8T5avOljA&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nIt goes without saying that the gun prohibitionists in the Illinois General Assembly are trying to make hay out of the tragedy in Parkland, Florida. The Illinois State Rifle Association sent out an action alert yesterday saying that Wednesday, Feb. 28th, will be &#8220;gun day&#8221; in the legislature. If you live in Illinois, it is time to be calling your local representatives.<\/p>\n<p>From ISRA:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Wednesday, February 28th, has been<br \/>\ndeemed \u201cGUN DAY\u201d by the Illinois Legislature, and the cast of anti-2A<br \/>\nusual suspects will be amassing in the State Capitol of Springfield.<br \/>\nThey are emboldened by the fever pitch of the recent tragedy in Florida<br \/>\nand feel the wind is at their back as they move, as always, to infringe<br \/>\nfurther upon the rights given to us by our Founding Forefathers. The<br \/>\nprimary pieces of legislation that will be voted on will likely be<br \/>\noverreaching&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u201cassault weapons\u201d restrictions, the gun dealer licensing bill and its<br \/>\ngrossly inadequate trailer bill.<\/p>\n<p>   We at the Illinois State Rifle Association and Springfield Armory are<br \/>\n heartbroken and disturbed by the acts of violence in Florida, committed<br \/>\n by a mentally unstable individual that so many that knew, and reported,<br \/>\n to be a danger to our citizens.<\/p>\n<p>   It is only natural in times like these to want to do SOMETHING. It is<br \/>\n also in times like this that we must not act solely for the sake of<br \/>\nacting. Clear headed discussions, free of emotion and knee-jerk<br \/>\nreactions must be the order of the day. We must do something to protect<br \/>\nour children so that these horrible acts are stopped for good. We also<br \/>\nmust do what is necessary to ensure the survival of our Second<br \/>\nAmendment, the Amendment that protects all others. The Amendment our<br \/>\nFounders trusted to<br \/>\nour Republic with the words \u201cShall Not be Infringed\u201d. These rights were<br \/>\nfought for and earned with the blood of American Patriots at places like<br \/>\n Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, and Trenton.<\/p>\n<p>   <strong>Now is the time to act.<\/strong> With the specter of further<br \/>\n2A infringements looming tall over Springfield, Illinois in the coming<br \/>\nweek, it is imperative that you contact your State Legislators and<br \/>\ndemand that they uphold their Oath to protect the Constitution of our<br \/>\nbeloved United States of America \u2013 and let them know you oppose any type<br \/>\n of \u201cassault weapons\u201d restrictions, the gun dealer licensing bill and<br \/>\nits grossly inadequate trailer bill. Freedom is not free. It<br \/>\nmust be fought for against the forces who would happily give up our most<br \/>\n sacred rights and freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>   Please use the link below to identify and get contact information for<br \/>\n your Illinois State Representative and Illinois State Senator:<\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"http:\/\/clicks.aweber.com\/y\/ct\/?l=DSdoy&amp;m=iM5eH436Xg28m96&amp;b=q3oo926OGKVdk8T5avOljA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.elections.il.gov\/districtlocator\/addressfinder.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.&#8221;<br \/>\n   &#8211; William Pitt (the Younger), Speech in the House of Commons, November 18, 1783<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It goes without saying that the gun prohibitionists in the Illinois General Assembly are trying to make hay out&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[45,317,976,633],"class_list":["post-478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-gun-control","tag-illinois","tag-illinois-general-assembly","tag-isra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11345,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478\/revisions\/11345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}