{"id":831,"date":"2016-12-27T02:39:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T02:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2016\/12\/27\/for-my-friends-in-illinois\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:27:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:27:16","slug":"for-my-friends-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=831","title":{"rendered":"For My Friends In Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:8943,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/abcnews.go.com\\\/US\\\/bloody-year-chicago-continues-12-killings-christmas-weekend\\\/story?id=44394185&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250525061030\\\/https:\\\/\\\/abcnews.go.com\\\/US\\\/bloody-year-chicago-continues-12-killings-christmas-weekend\\\/story?id=44394185&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 09:40:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-23 17:23:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-27 16:37:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-27 16:37:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8944,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.icptrack.com\\\/icp\\\/relay.php?r=54300734&amp;msgid=1515314&amp;act=7K7Y&amp;c=311108&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.capwiz.com%2Fnra%2Fdbq%2Fofficials%2F&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>\nOne of the most important annual gun rights events held in Illinois is the Illinois Gun Owners Legislative Day or IGOLD. That is the day when gun owners from around the Prairie State converge on Springfield to meet with their legislators gun rights issues. IGOLD 2017 is set for Wednesday, April 5th.<\/p>\n<p>The important thing to remember about Illinois politics is that not all Democrats are anti-gun and not all Republicans are pro-gun. The bill authorizing shall-issue concealed carry was sponsored by Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) while recently defeated US Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) was relatively anti-rights. Moreover, Gov. Bruce Rauner (R-IL) is relatively pro-gun and neither house of the General Assembly has a super-majority.<\/p>\n<p>With the<a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/bloody-year-chicago-continues-12-killings-christmas-weekend\/story?id=44394185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> number of murders in the city of Chicago now topping 750 for the year<\/a>, I would fully expect some stringent gun control measures to be proposed by Chicagoland politicians. This is where they usually come from. The election of Donald Trump as President has caused the gun prohibitionists like Bloomberg&#8217;s Everytown, the Brady Campaign, and Americans for Responsible Solutions to turn their attention on the states. They know they can&#8217;t win at the federal level but they have had some success at the state level as can be seen by the passage of gun control referenda in Washington State, Nevada, and California.<\/p>\n<p>If you live in Illinois and are a gun owner, please try to clear your calendar so that you can make the trip to Springfield. Your rights may just well depend upon it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Thousands of Second Amendment Supporters Will March on the Capitol in Springfield, IL!<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"color: #f5c60c;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">IGOLD<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Wed. April 5, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Prairie Capital Convention Center<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Springfield, IL<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Mark this important date on your calendar.&nbsp; If you need <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">to reserve a vacation day before the end of the year &#8211; <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">DO IT NOW!&nbsp;<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Because<br \/>\n several pro-Second Amendment legislators lost in the recent statewide<br \/>\nelection, we will have an uphill battle when the General Assembly<br \/>\nreturns to Springfield for the new session in 2017.&nbsp; Anti-rights<br \/>\nlegislators will be more determined than ever to disarm law-abiding<br \/>\ncitizens.&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">We know disarming innocent people does not make us safer. We know gun <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">free<br \/>\n zones are killing zones.&nbsp; It is important we lobby our legislators and<br \/>\nGov. Rauner.&nbsp; It is important that we voice our opposition to any<br \/>\nfurther restrictions on our Second Amendment rights.&nbsp; It&#8217;s important<br \/>\nthat we voice our<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> support for:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Less restriction on where we can carry, so we can better protect ourselves and our loved ones.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Reducing the cost of concealed carry licenses, which is too high for many to afford.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Reciprocity with other states in order to&nbsp; protect ourselves when we travel in those states.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Even if you have already received your carry license, <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">this is NOT the time to sit back and become lax!&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Those<br \/>\n who have taken the training and gone through the licensing process are<br \/>\ncrucial to the fight and we need you to stand with us and be heard at<br \/>\nIGOLD!&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Save the date!&nbsp; Be there!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Your 2017 New Year Assignment<\/span><\/strong>!<\/span><\/h1>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Your assignment for the New Year is <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">to contact your State Representative and State Senator and express your concerns about: restrictions in the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">carry law, further attempts to enact firearm\/magazine <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">bans,<br \/>\n or attempts to make purchasing, owning, or transporting firearms more<br \/>\ndifficult for law abiding citizens.&nbsp; Contact your state legislators at<br \/>\nthe State Capitol and at their home office.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Don&#8217;t know who your state legislators are?&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Find them here:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=54300734&amp;msgid=1515314&amp;act=7K7Y&amp;c=311108&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.capwiz.com%2Fnra%2Fdbq%2Fofficials%2F\" style=\"color: #0000ff!important;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Find My Elected Officials<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; 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