MagnumDweeb
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Good article, spelling could have been better though.
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http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/10/15/front_page/26280290.txt
Saline County residents discuss concealed weapons
By Codell Rodriguez, The Southern
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:53 PM CDT
HARRISBURG - Hundreds of residents gathered at the Harrisburg Lions Club on Tuesday night to rally behind a referendum encouraging concealed weapons.
The referendum, appearing on the Nov. 4 general election ballot, will not actually change any laws but could play a role in whether legislators bring the subject of carrying concealed weapons in Illinois to a vote in Springfield. Fourteen counties will vote on the issue, including Saline, Jefferson, Union and Franklin counties.
Speakers at the event included State Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, and Valinda Rowe, representative for www.illinoiscarry.com.
Wade Fulbright, a member of the National and Illinois Rifle Association, organized the event and stressed the importance of voting on the referendum because it was a way for those who favor concealed weapons to be heard. He said Illinois and Wisconsin are the only two states that have not passed some form of concealed carry law.
"There's just a handful of people keeping us from becoming the 49th state," Fulbright said.
Rowe's main point in why concealed carry is important was safety. She said even though police do their best, they cannot be everywhere at once. Even the few minutes it takes for them to get to a crime could be the time people need to protect themselves.
She said with other states passing the law, there is proof they do not turn into the "Wild West" afterward.
"We don't see the predicted scenario of blood in the streets when we go there, do we?" Rowe said.
She said with so money other states having concealed carry laws, she is miffed as to why Illinois does not.
"I'm just an average, everyday, ordinary woman and they trust me to carry a firearm to protect myself and my family," Rowe said.
Phelps said he also supports conceal carry laws and blamed Chicago politicians for blocking the law.
"They're going to do everything in their power to make sure nobody has a gun," Phelps said. "If it were up to them, it would be pet a deer, not kill a deer."
Phelps said he would continue to push concealed carry laws in Springfield and urged the crowd to have the same vigilance.
"The main thing we have to do is let people of the state know the second amendment is not a privilege, it's a right," Phelps said.
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http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/10/15/front_page/26280290.txt
Saline County residents discuss concealed weapons
By Codell Rodriguez, The Southern
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:53 PM CDT
HARRISBURG - Hundreds of residents gathered at the Harrisburg Lions Club on Tuesday night to rally behind a referendum encouraging concealed weapons.
The referendum, appearing on the Nov. 4 general election ballot, will not actually change any laws but could play a role in whether legislators bring the subject of carrying concealed weapons in Illinois to a vote in Springfield. Fourteen counties will vote on the issue, including Saline, Jefferson, Union and Franklin counties.
Speakers at the event included State Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, and Valinda Rowe, representative for www.illinoiscarry.com.
Wade Fulbright, a member of the National and Illinois Rifle Association, organized the event and stressed the importance of voting on the referendum because it was a way for those who favor concealed weapons to be heard. He said Illinois and Wisconsin are the only two states that have not passed some form of concealed carry law.
"There's just a handful of people keeping us from becoming the 49th state," Fulbright said.
Rowe's main point in why concealed carry is important was safety. She said even though police do their best, they cannot be everywhere at once. Even the few minutes it takes for them to get to a crime could be the time people need to protect themselves.
She said with other states passing the law, there is proof they do not turn into the "Wild West" afterward.
"We don't see the predicted scenario of blood in the streets when we go there, do we?" Rowe said.
She said with so money other states having concealed carry laws, she is miffed as to why Illinois does not.
"I'm just an average, everyday, ordinary woman and they trust me to carry a firearm to protect myself and my family," Rowe said.
Phelps said he also supports conceal carry laws and blamed Chicago politicians for blocking the law.
"They're going to do everything in their power to make sure nobody has a gun," Phelps said. "If it were up to them, it would be pet a deer, not kill a deer."
Phelps said he would continue to push concealed carry laws in Springfield and urged the crowd to have the same vigilance.
"The main thing we have to do is let people of the state know the second amendment is not a privilege, it's a right," Phelps said.
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in chicago (daleyville). there is also a shooting victim
almost every day. DUH