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Even On Memorial Day The Prohibitionists Are At It In Illinois

May 30, 2016 by 1 Comment

I got the following alert last night from the Illinois State Rifle Association. It appears that the gun prohibitionists are still at it in their efforts to have state licensing of gun stores in Illinois. This would be over and above what is required by the Gun Control Act of 1968 and BATFE.

They are trying to use an amendment to an environmental protection bill to put gun dealers out of business.

On a positive note, there is an amendment to a crime bill that would allow Illinois residents to own suppressors.

If you are an Illinois resident, call your representatives and senators.

Things are moving swiftly in the Illinois General Assembly as we are down to the last scheduled days.

HB1016
If you recall HB 1016 with Amendment #6 was voted down on Friday.
It was expected to be called for a vote again today, but that did not happen.
However
the anti-gunners, the ARS, the Bloomberg Moms and others were combing
the halls today trying to pick up votes for this thinly veiled attempt
at curtailing your Second Amendment rights.

It is expected that it will be called for a House vote again tomorrow.
Yes, you are reading it correctly, the Illinois General Assembly will be in session on Memorial Day.

There is no additional amendment, so there are no witness slips to be filed, but please call your Illinois State Representative and your Illinois State Senator tomorrow urging them not to support HB 1016.

SB 206
SB
206 came out of the House Judiciary Criminal Committee hearing today on
a favorable vote of 9 to 5. It will be back in committee soon to
address the suppressor amendment to the bill, now House Amendment #2. 
This is a bill to allow suppressors in Illinois as long as there is NFA
compliance, and to be able to use them while hunting with long arms.

At this point there is no committee hearing to fill out witness slips for, so please call your Illinois State Representative and your Illinois State Senator to urge their support of SB 206 as amended.  There is a possibility that the bill number may change, so make sure that that your legislators know that you are in favor of suppressors in general.

Here are a couple of quick talking points for suppressors when you call your legislators:

  • They can decrease noise complaints that are increasingly used as an excuse to close lands to hunting.
  • They help prevent hearing loss among those hunting or accompanying.

If you do not know who your Illinois State Legislators are, please use the website of the Illinois State Board of Elections and access their lookup app for elected officials based on your street address and/or 9 digit zip code.

Thank you for giving this your attention during the holiday weekend.

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A Couple Of Alerts From ISRA

February 18, 2016 by

The Illinois State Rifle Association has always had to fight the gun prohibitionists on many fronts. These two alerts show that nothing has changed.

First, if you live in the Cook County area, you might want to have a bun and coffee at the Corner Bakery tonight around 6:30pm.

REVISED: URGET ALERT – YOUR ACTION NEEDED
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS GUN CONTROL GROUP WILL HOLD PUBLIC STRATEGY MEETING

Your
ISRA has learned that a gun control group called “Northwest Suburbs
Organizing for Action(NWSOFA)” will be holding a recruitment and
strategy meeting this week in Arlington Heights. The NWSOFA has the
following objectives:


1. Passage of a state “dealer licensing” law which would
drastically raise the cost of firearms and ammo and eventually lead to
the closing of all gun shops in the state. The NWSOFA is a proponent of
Father Pfleger’s “Bad Apple Gun Dealer” campaign which has harassed
law-abiding firearm dealers for several years.

2. Replacing the late Justice Scalia with a gun grabber.

TAKE ACTION TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT YOUR GUN RIGHTS!


1. No matter where you live, you should plan on attending the NWSOFA Meeting:

WHAT: Gun control recruitment and strategy meeting

WHEN: Thursday, February 18, 2016

TIME: 6:30 PM

WHERE: The Corner Bakery, Northpoint Shopping Center, 470 E. Rand Road, Arlington Heights

NOTE: Please dress “under cover” so that you are not denied
entry to the meeting. Nobody needs to know your view on guns until the
meeting gets started.

2. Pass this alert on to all your gun owning friends and family and tell them to attend the meeting.

3. Please post this alert to any and all Internet blogs, bulletin boards, or social media sites to which you may belong.

REMEMBER – GUN CONTOL IS A DISEASE AND YOU ARE THE CURE

Second, no matter where you live in Illinois, you can respond to this one. Under a bill being considered, you would need the permission of every building owner and tenant in a 1,000 yard radius to discharge a firearm while hunting. The bill exempts “licensed ranges”. That’s fine except there is no such thing in Illinois. The wording “licensed ranges” is something that has been used in Bloomberg-sponsored bills in other states. I don’t doubt that this is the origin of this bill as well.

SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE ALERT – YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIREDBILL WOULD BAN HUNTING, SHUTTER GUN RANGES, AND MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO WALK YOUR DOG  
The gun-grabbers are going all out with HB6008 in hopes of dealing a
fatal blow to hunting and target shooting here in Illinois.  We all
know that the next step would be a full out attack on defensive firearm
ownership and the shuttering of gun shops.

Under HB6008, it would
be illegal for anyone to discharge a firearm for hunting purposes
within 1,000 yards of any building without the permission of the
building owner or tenant.  Yes, that’s right – 1,000 yards!  What that
means is that if you want to bag a rabbit for dinner, you have to get
the permission of every person living or working within one square mile
of where you’re standing.  What are the odds of success with that
endeavor? 

Meanwhile, your dinner has hippity-hopped his way down the road.

Even
crazier is the provision in HB6008 that would make it illegal for you
to allow a dog to hunt within 1,000 yards of any building without the
permission of the building owner or tenant.  So, you’re out walking your
dog one evening and Scooby-Doo happens to flush out a couple of
sparrows.  Ruh-row…no permission from the neighbors so it’s off to the
big house for the two of you.

The gun controllers are especially
sneaky when it comes to the third provision of HB6008 – a provision
that exempts “licensed” ranges from the 1,000 yard rule.  If you feel
good about that exemption, you shouldn’t because there are no licensed
ranges in Illinois.  No license – no neighbor permission – no range. 
It’s as simple as that.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO SAVE YOUR FIREARM RIGHTS

1. 
Call the bill’s main sponsor, Rep. Carol Sente at (217) 782-0499, and
POLITELY inform her that you are a lawful Illinois firearm owner and
that you won’t be fooled by what’s contained in HB6008.  Tell her that
you expect her to withdraw the bill or you will do everything in your
power to see that HB6008 is defeated and that you will work tirelessly
to prevent her from being re-elected.

2.  Call your own State
Representative and tell him or her that you are a law-abiding firearm
owner and that you deeply oppose HB6008.  Tell him or her that you
expect them to vote against the bill.  If you do not know how to get in
touch with your State Representative, then click here for the Illinois State Board of Elections lookup.page.

3.  Pass this alert on to your gun-owning family and friends. Tell them to make calls as well.

4.  Post this alert to any and all Internet blogs, bulletin boards or social media sites to which you may belong.

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Good News Out Of Illinois

June 1, 2015 by

The Illinois Senate today passed SB 836 which contains improvements in the FOID Card Act, the Concealed Carry Act, and the Criminal Code. The vote was 43 yea, 8 nay, and 5 not voting. Included in the nay votes was perennial gun prohibitionist Sen. Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge). This is not surprising in that he had been the Executive Director of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence (sic) prior to being elected to the Illinois Senate.

The bill had passed the Illinois House on Saturday. The vote there was 84 yea, 23 nay, and 3 not voting. The bill now goes to Gov. Bruce Rauner (R-IL) for his signature. It is expected that he will sign this bill.

The full text of the bill is here. The Illinois State Rifle Association emailed this summary of the main provisions of the bill this evening. They along with Illinois Carry and other gun rights groups in Illinois fought hard for this bill.

After months of working with the Illinois General Assembly on improvements to the Firearms Concealed Carry Act, FOID Act and Criminal Code, SB 836 passed the Illinois Senate with a vote of 43 Yes, 8 No and 5 Present. It is on the way to the Governor’s desk.

SB 836 contains the following changes:

Firearms Concealed Carry Act:

1. Limits the waiver of privacy rights regarding the concealed carry application to only those records pertinent to obtaining a concealed carry license.

2. Clarifies that if a concealed carry licensee presents their ICCL during a law enforcement investigative stop that it is presumed they are carrying a firearm.

3. Clarifies the definition of a “mental disability” as it pertains to persons seeking a concealed carry license.

4. Eliminates the requirement that a licensee unload his or her firearm when storing or retrieving a firearm from the trunk of their vehicle.

5. Provides that Emergency Service personnel may ask anyone lawfully carrying a firearm to secure the firearm for the duration of the contact.

6. Changes mental health reporting requirements.

FOID Act:

7. Allows the use of a concealed carry license when purchasing firearms or ammunition.

8. Allows concealed carry licensees to possess firearms and ammunition without being in physical possession of their FOID card.

9. Changes the FOID Act to ensure that non-resident competitors may purchase firearms and ammunition at events held at the World Shooting Complex.

Criminal Code:

10. Eliminates a contradiction between Concealed Carry Act and the criminal definition of unlawful use of weapon.

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For Chicago-Area Gun Right Activists

April 8, 2014 by 2 Comments

The Illinois State Rifle Association has released an urgent alert regarding a public meeting held by the anti-concealed carry forces including the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence (sic) and anti-gun State Rep. Elaine Nekritz. They are trying to build support for more restrictions on concealed carry in Illinois. After fighting so hard for so many years, it would suck to see all that hard work go to waste through overbearing regulations.

From ISRA:

URGENT ALERT – YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED

GUN GRABBERS PLAN ANTI-CONCEALED CARRY MEETING

The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence along with Anti-Gun State Representative Elaine Nekritz are planning a public meeting to build support for legislative restrictions on Illinois new concealed carry law.

IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT LAW-ABIDING GUN OWNERS SHOW UP FOR THIS MEETING!

Anti-gun forces in the Illinois House are attempting to pass legislation that would make it nearly impossible for law-abiding citizens to get concealed carry permits. They even want to force the removal of firearms from American Legion and VFW halls. Imagine that. Our vets serve their country with honor and the gun grabbers want to thank them by denying them their Second Amendment Rights.

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN STOP THIS NONSENSE!

1. IMMEDIATELY call (847) 229-5499 and politely tell the person that you would like to RSVP for the April 16th public meeting. Call and RSVP even if you cannot make it to the meeting. DO NOT say anything to the person on the phone about your position on guns. If asked, just say that you are interested in learning about the impact of the concealed carry law on you and your family. Again, DO NOT say anything to the person about being pro-gun…they do not need to know where you stand…they only need to know that you are RSVPing for the public meeting. It’s important that you make their phones ring off the hook! Keep them busy!

2. Attend the public meeting – even if organizers tell you that there is no space available:

a. Indian Trails Library, 355 Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling, IL

b. The meeting will be held Wednesday, April 16, 2014 and begins at 6:00 PM. Be sure to show up by 5:15 or so to be sure that you get a seat. This meeting will be very crowded so plan ahead and get their early.

c. The antigunners who will be there will certainly attack your right to keep and bear arms and your right to defend yourself and your family from dangerous criminals. Be prepared to vigorously defend your rights! Do not let these people trample on the rights that so many brave Americans fought and died for.

d. If you see members of the media there, approach them. Tell them that you are a law abiding citizen and that you do not appreciate having your rights challenged. Tell the media that you fully support the right to self defense that you will not allow your right to defend yourself to be diminished.

Remember – only you can preserve and protect your rights. If you leave that job up to the “other guy,” you will see your rights evaporate.

DO NOT FORGET TO RSVP (847) 229-5499 WHETHER YOU PLAN TO ATTEND OR NOT!

CALL NOW!

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Early Morning Fire At Winchester’s East Alton Plant

February 9, 2014 by 6 Comments

There was a fire in the early hours of the morning at Winchester’s East Alton, Illinois ammunition plant. Fortunately, it seems that only a maintenance shed was destroyed and the fire did not spread to other areas of the plant.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

An early-morning blaze and propane explosion at an ammunitions factory in East Alton was contained to a maintenance shed and caused no injuries, according to police.

A motorist spotted fire in a maintenance shop at the Winchester Ammunition plant, which is a division of Olin Corp., and called 911 about 3:15 a.m., according to East Alton Fire Chief Randy Nelson.

Reports vary as to when the fire was first spotted but it was finally extinguished around 7:30 this morning. The blaze caused propane cylinders to explode and steam lines to rupture from the intense heat.

More on the fire from St. Louis station KMOV:

You can see the morning after pictures in this report from Fox 2 St. Louis:

Winchester has been in the process of moving its center-fire ammunition production from the East Alton plant to its much newer plant in Oxford, Mississippi. Winchester started this move in mid-2010. Rimfire ammunition was moved to Oxford earlier.

 Olin Corporation, the parent of Winchester, has not made any official statement on the fire that I can see on their website. Given that it happened on a Sunday morning, this is not too surprising.

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Jumping The Gun On CCW In Illinois – A Warning

September 24, 2013 by 2 Comments



Despite the speculation by TTAG that Illinois is now a constitutional carry state with the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in Aguilar v People, Thirdpower at Days of our Trailers has a warning about not to tempting fate.

Even though TTAG is claiming that IL is a ‘Constitutional Carry’ State, you can still get your @ss arrested.

If we find somebody carrying a weapon, we’ll likely write a report and hand it over to the state’s attorney and let him use the facts of the case to decide whether he wants to prosecute. If we feel it’s necessary, there’s a very good chance we’ll seize the weapon.”

Given that Thirdpower is a lifelong Illinoisian and is active in Illinois gun politics, I’m going with him on this one. You might beat the charge of unlawful use of a firearm but you’ll probably never see your gun again.

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First Impact Of Illinois Supreme Court Ruling On Right To Carry

September 17, 2013 by 9 Comments

This past Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously in People v. Aguilar that the Illinois law that banned carry outside the home was illegal under the Second Amendment. Yesterday, this ruling caused Cook County Circuit Judge Ellen Mandeltort to reverse herself and drop charges against Deafalla Haddad. Mr. Haddad had been charged with the unlawful use of a weapon after he was found in possession of a handgun during a routine traffic stop.

Cook County Circuit Judge Ellen Mandeltort last week denied Deafalla Haddad’s request to drop the charges.

But the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that part of the state’s gun law was unconstitutional and advised prosecutors to drop charges in certain cases. That ruling fell in step with a federal court decision earlier this year declaring that the state’s gun laws violated the U.S. Constitution.

At Monday’s hearing, defense attorney Matt Fakhoury asked Mandeltort to reconsider the request in light of the Supreme Court decision. She agreed and found the case against Haddad violated his Second Amendment rights.

“This court finds that the charges (against Haddad) are unconstitutional,” Mandeltort said from the bench.

Fakhoury said it was the first case in Cook County to be dropped after last week’s ruling and that there could be more challenges filed.

“Basically the federal courts said one thing and the state court said another,” Fakhoury said. “But the state court is now following the federal ruling.”

Mr. Haddad, an IT professional and married father of three, obtained his FOID card and then a .45 caliber handgun after he was attacked while stopped at stop sign. Mr. Haddad also started carrying his pistol despite the general prohibition against carry by Illinois state law. This is what led to his arrest for unlawful use of a weapon.

His defense attorney, Matt Fakhoury, discusses the case in the video at this link.

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Friday Will Be Last Day For Towns In Illinois To Ban Guns

July 15, 2013 by

With the override of the amendatory veto of HB 183, the clock is ticking for towns and cities in Illinois who want to impose their own semi-auto firearm restrictions. The bill gave Illinois municipalities 10 days after its passage to have these ordinances in place or forever forego them.

From the alert below from the Illinois State Rifle Association, it appears that a number of cities and towns in and around Cook County are racing to get them in place before the deadline.

From the ISRA alert:

URGENT ALERT – Will your town try to ban your rifle this
week?

Attend one of these meetings!

Monday Night Meetings to
Ban Guns:
Evanston Lake Zurich Morton Grove*
Darien Clarendon Hills Thornton
Waukegan Gurnee Flossmoor
River Forest Lake Forest Steger
Buffalo Grove Batavia University Park

Tuesday Night Meetings to Ban Guns:
Lincolnwood Winnetka

Thursday Night Meetings to Ban Guns:
Morton Grove** Palos Hills Hanover Park





Here is the current status:  The Illinois CCW
act has been passed into law by an override of the
governor’s veto on July 9.  The 10-day window
for municipalities for enact their own local
semi-auto bans expires on July 19.

In a last-ditch effort to solve to a non-existent
problem, Cook County and collar county communities
are going to show that they can get tough on crime
by coming down hard on the law-abiding citizens who
choose to own popular semi-automatic firearms.

Are you tired of hearing about attempts to take away
your firearms?
Here is what you need to
do:

1. No matter where you live, plan to be at one of
the meetings listed below. Be sure to bring a friend
or two along with you.

2. Wear IGOLD or NRA hats and/or teeshirts.

3. Be prepared to vigorously defend your rights.

4. If you see media there, approach them and tell
them that you are a law-abiding Illinois firearm
owner and that you do not support gun bans.

5. Be sure to get to the meeting site at least 45
minutes early so you will get a seat. We need to
make our voices heard.

6. Pass this alert on to you friends and family and
tell them to attend meetings too.

7. Post this to all forums to which you belong.

Monday:

What: Evanston City Council –
GUN BAN
on agenda.

Agenda 

Packet (p10)
Where:

2100 Ridge Ave  Evanston 60201
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm

What: Darien City Council –
GUN BAN
on agenda.

Agenda 

Memo
Where: 1702
Plainfield Rd  Darien 60561
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm

What: Waukegan City Council –
GUN BAN
on agenda.

Agenda
Where: 100 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Av
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm

What: River Forest “Special” Village Board –

Nothing in the published

agenda yet.  Go there anyway.
Where: 400
Park Avenue, River Forest  60305
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm

What:
Buffalo Grove Village Board –
GUN BAN
on agenda.

Agenda p229
Where: 50 Raupp Boulevard
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm

What: Lake
Zurich Village Board –
GUN BAN
on agenda.

Agenda p229
Where:


Police Dept  200 Mohawk Trail Community Room 
60047
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm

What:
Clarendon Hills Village Board –
GUN BAN
on agenda.

Agenda 

Packet p72
Where:


1 N. Prospect  Clarendon Hills 60514
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm

What:
Gurnee Village Board –
GUN BAN
on agenda.

Agenda 


Where:


325 N O’Plaine Rd  Gurnee 60031
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm

What: Lake Forest


City Council –

Agenda
Gun Ban discussion to be
continued from last meeting
Where: 220 E. Deerpath
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm



What:
Batavia


City Council –
GUN BAN on agenda.

Agenda


Where: 100
N. Island Ave  Batavia 60510
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm

What:
Morton Grove
Village Town Hall Meeting –
GUN BAN
on agenda. *


Agenda 

Patch Article 



Where:


American Legion  6140 Dempster
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm


What:

Thornton Village Board –
Nothing in the published

agenda yet.
Go there anyway.
Where: 115 E
Margaret St. 
Thornton 60476
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm



What:
Flossmoor Village Board –
GUN BAN on agenda.

Agenda Packet (p45)
Where: 2800
Flossmoor Rd   Flossmoor 60422
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm

What:
Steger Village Board –
GUN BAN on agenda.

Agenda Packet p49

Committee Agendas
Where: 35 W
34th St. Steger  60475
When:
Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm



What: University Park “Special” Village Board –
GUN BAN
on agenda.

Agenda


Where:
90 Towncenter Dr. 
University Park 60484
When:
Monday, 15 July   Committee: 6:00 pm   
Board: 7:30 pm







Tuesday:

What:
Winnetka Village Board –
GUN BAN on agenda.

Agenda Packet p197
Where: 510
Green Bay Rd  Winnetka 60093
When:
Tuesday, 16 July 7:00 pm

What:
Lincolnwood Village Board –
GUN BAN on agenda.

Agenda 
&

(big) Packet  p515
Where:

6900 N. Lincoln Ave 
Lincolnwood 60712
When:
Tuesday, 16 July 7:30 pm




Thursday:

What: Morton Grove “Special” Village Board – **

GUN BAN on the (yet to be
published) agenda.


Where:
6101 Capulina Ave  Morton
Grove 60053
When:
Thursday,
18 July   7:00 pm







What: Hanover Park Village Board –

GUN BAN on the (yet to be
published) agenda.


Where: 2121 Lake Street, Hanover
Park
When:
Thursday,
18 July   7:30 pm







What: Palos Hills City Council –
No published agenda yet. 
Go there anyway.


Where:
10335 S Roberts Rd  Palos
Hills 60465
When:
Thursday,
18 July   7:00 pm











For


status of previous meetings,
other meeting times, talking points against semi-auto bans, copies of
proposed ordinances, links to other resources; please visit

http://isra.org/townhall .

UPDATE: Thanks to Todd Vandermyde of the NRA, we have a report of which towns adopted any new gun control and which ones did not. It looks like it turned out to be a good night as most towns failed to adopt any new ordinances controlling firearms.

Batavia – FAILED motion to table.
Buffalo Grove – passed a bifurcated ordinance cook ban in cook, no ban in Lake county side
Clarendon Hills – FAILED
Darien – FAILED
Evanston – PASSED modified to exempt C&R licensees
Evergreen Park – FAILED no motion
Flossmoor – FAILED
Gurnee – NO ACTION, DEAD
Lake Forest – TABLED
Lake Zurich – NO BAN. Shell ordinance Failed.
Morton Grove – pending
River Forest — ????
Round Lake Beach – FAILED
Steger – FAILED
Thornton – removed from agenda
University Park— BanFAILED, storage ordinance passed
Waukegan – FAILED

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Quinn’s Veto Overriden In The Illinois General Assembly

July 9, 2013 by 1 Comment

Gov. Pat Quinn’s amendatory veto of HB 183 was overriden in the Illinois House today on a vote of 77 for and 31 against. It now goes to the Illinois Senate where Sen. Gary Forby (D-Marion) has introduced a motion to override the veto.

Today is the day that the stay issued by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in the joint cases of Shepard v. Madigan and Moore v. Madigan expires.

UPDATE: Interestingly enough, the Illinois State Police is prepared for the bill’s passage. It has up a  FAQ page on concealed carry permits including the cost of permits and the qualifications to obtain a permit.

UPDATE II: Both houses of the Illinois General Assembly overrode Gov. Pat Quinn’s amendatory veto. The Senate vote was 41 to 17.

The State of Illinois now has concealed carry. While it will take a while to get things up and running, the state does have concealed carry.

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Latest Round Of Municipal Meeting To Ban Guns In Illinois

July 7, 2013 by

The Illinois State Rifle Association has posted their updated list of cities and towns in Illinois seeking to ban guns. Assuming that the Illinois General Assembly overrides Gov. Pat Quinn’s amendatory veto of HB 183, they have 10 days to have their gun bans in place. The override is on the calendar and the General Assembly is expected to take it up this coming week.

The order staying the ruling in Shepard v. Madigan and Moore v. Madigan expires on Tuesday. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has stated there will be no more extensions of their stay. Attorney General Lisa Madigan does have until July 22nd to file an appeal of the Court’s ruling. An override would, it is my understanding, moot those cases and any chance of overturning it on appeal.

From ISRA:

UPDATED LIST OF LOCALITIES VOTING TO TAKE YOUR GUNS

As you know, Bloomberg has teamed up with Emanuel and Quinn to impose gun ban and confiscation schemes across Illinois. But, time is running out on Bloomberg and the gun grabbers. More localities are looking to pass gun bans and confiscations before the deadline comes.

If you think it is OK for the Mayor of New York to tell you what kinds of firearms you may own and which you may not, then just sit back and do nothing.

On the other hand, if you value your freedom… if you value your gun rights, here is what you need to do:

1. No matter where you live, plan to be at one of the meetings listed below. Be sure to bring a friend or two along with you.

2. Wear IGOLD or NRA hats and/or teeshirts.

3. Be prepared to vigorously defend your rights.

4. If you see media there, approach them and tell them that you are a law-abiding Illinois firearm owner and that you do not support gun bans.

5. Be sure to get to the meeting site at least 45 minutes early so you will get a seat. We need to make our voices heard.

6. Pass this alert on to you friends and family and tell them to attend meetings too.

7. Post this to all forums to which you belong.

Again, the question to you is, “Do you want Mayor Bloomberg telling you what guns you may own?”

What: Evanston City Council – Agenda Packet (p11) – Up for vote
Where: 2100 Ridge Ave Evanston 60201
When: Monday, July 8, 7:15 pm

What: Country Club Hills City Council Meeting – Agenda – Up for vote
Where: 4200 W. Main St. Country Club Hills 60478
When: Monday, July 8, 7:00 pm

What: Western Springs Village Board Meeting – Agenda – Up for vote
Where: 740 Hillgrove Ave, Western Springs 60558
When: Monday, July 8, 7:00 pm

What: Park Ridge Committee Meeting – CCW and AWB Memo
Where: 505 Butler Place, Park Ridge, 60068
When: Monday, July 8, 7:00 pm

What: Berwyn Committee Meeting – COW Agenda – Gun Ban Discussion
Where: City Hall, 6700 26th Street
When: Tuesday, July 9, 6:00 pm

What: Hillcrest Village Board Meeting – Agenda not published yet – up for vote
Where: 204 Hillcrest Avenue 61068
When: Wednesday, July 10, 7:00 pm

For status of previous meetings, other meeting times, talking points against semi-auto bans, copies of proposed ordinances, links to other resources; please visit http://isra.org/townhall .