[Don Gwinn]

As you love me, dear friends . . . . as you love yourselves, your posterity, and your liberty, call these people and simply say "Please vote no on HB 48 and all other gun control in the House." (http://thearmedschoolteacher.blogspot.com/2009/03/representative-contact-list-for-hb48.html) It's coming up for a vote today or tomorrow, and it would eliminate private firearm sales in Illinois completely. Borrowing a shotgun from your dad to go hunting would require the same FFL transfer process as the federal government currently requires when you buy a handgun from a seller in another state--AND it would limit the FFL to a $10 fee for his services, which means he's not going to be offering that service for long.

If you're not from Illinois, don't feel bad. The Rev. "Snuffy" Pfleger, who last year threatened to "snuff out the legislators who are voting against our gun legislation" is going to be in Springfield today, and he's bringing along 70 college kids from New Jersey and Washington, D.C. to lobby for HB 48. If you're from New Jersey or Florida or Minnesota, you have every right to match their efforts, and I'd consider it a personal favor. If any office staff seem surprised that you're calling from out of state, you might mention the carpet-baggers from the east coast lobbying for the other side today.

Thank you all!

[JImbothefiveth]

Should we still call if we don't live in IL?

[MT GUNNY]

I generally Don't Email to Reps Outside the State Unless it Directly Effects me. Like when WY was about to make my CCP no good in that state. I do write Thank you Emails to outside State Reps allot!

[Hungry Seagull]

Ya know? It's time to get out of IL. If you cannot give a weapon to pappy to fire for a few hours.

What a mess.

Makes ME want to call em up and tell em what for and I aint near Il.

[Don Gwinn]

Yes, your calls are welcome whether you live in Illinois or not.
If you're not from Illinois, don't feel bad. The Rev. "Snuffy" Pfleger, who last year threatened to "snuff out the legislators who are voting against our gun legislation" is going to be in Springfield today, and he's bringing along 70 college kids from New Jersey and Washington, D.C. to lobby for HB 48. If you're from New Jersey or Florida or Minnesota, you have every right to match their efforts, and I'd consider it a personal favor. If any office staff seem surprised that you're calling from out of state, you might mention the carpet-baggers from the east coast lobbying for the other side today.

Pfleger showed up today with a bunch of Chicago school students sent with the blessing of Chicago's school superintendent, a Daley lickspittle. None of their bills were called today, and the legislature is in session again tomorrow.

[cybernorris]

I left WI last year .. so happy to be in a CCW state!