If in Illinois OPPOSE House Bill 5855. Protect Illinois Communities Act

Done, however the only way we are going to beat this is in court. Donate to your favorite 2A organization. Join the ISRA even if you can't stand the organization.

 

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Patriots,

We have been telling you the dangers of the growing number of anti-2nd Amendment politicians in Springfield. Now they proved us right when they filed HB5855 with the full support of the most anti-gun Governor this state has ever seen, Gov. Pritzker.

The ISRA Legal Assistance Committee needs your support NOW so we are ready to stop this gun control legislation in the courts. Click here to make a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donation of $50, $100, $250, $1000 or as much as you can to ensure we have the resources to defend your rights. Even a donation of $10 or $20 will help our cause!

The proposed legislation, which could be voted on as soon as January, would ban many common semi-automatic pistols, rifles, and shotguns along with any magazine with a capacity greater than 10 rounds, including any magazine for your handguns. The legislation will also prevent any person under 21 from receiving a FOID card unless they are in the military.

The anti-gun crowd’s agenda has always been to incrementally peal back the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Illinois citizens. HB5855 forces you to register many common firearms with the government, including those already owned. Registration is always a prelude to confiscation.

There will be no negotiations on this piece of legislation, and the ISRA Legal Assistance Committee will see the State of Illinois in court should this bill be enacted into law.

But we can’t do that without your help. Lawyers and court fees are expensive, and we need to make sure are able to pay those bills. Click here TODAY to make a donation of $50, $100, $250 or $1000 to make sure the ISRA LAC has the resources we need to stop HB5855 and the gun-control agenda in Illinois.

ISRA Legal Assistance Committee

PS - The ISRA Legal Assistance Committee is a 501(c)(3) charity under the IRS tax code, so your tax-deductible donations to ISRA LAC are going to protecting your Second Amendment rights in Illinois. Click here now to make a year-end donation that will defend your rights and lower your taxes!

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PO Box 637 | 420 E Locust St | Chatsworth Illinois 60921

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One possible attack against this bill is to point at the impact to hunters, wildlife management, and losses in funding from the inevitable reduction in in-state and out-of-state hunting licenses.

 

Time for Witness Slips:
ISRA Legislative Alert - File a Witness Slip Opposing HB/SB 2226 HFA2 in Executive Committee Hearing Today.



This bill,SB2226 HFA2, will be heard in executive committee today at 4M..

Please fill out a witness slip in opposition to this bill.

How To File Your Witness Slip to Oppose SB2226 HFA2

To file an electronic witness slip for this committee hearing you will use the section of the Illinois General Assembly website called "My ILGA" (my.ilga.gov). You may speed up the process for filing future witness slips if you set up a free ILGA Dashboard account by going here Create a New Account. You may file witness slips with or without that free account.

If you have an ILGA Dashboard Account, then log on to your ILGA Dashboard [click the link, then find the login icon at the top right of the page], following that return to this email and click this link to be taken to the witness slip.

If you don't have/don't want a My ILGA account you can still just click this link. to be taken to the witness slip where you will fill in the information manually for the required fields:

I. IDENTIFICATION: Enter your personal information. Enter "NA" for the Firm/Business or Agency and Title fields unless you are officially representing an organization.

II. REPRESENTATION: Enter "Myself" unless representing an organization.

III. POSITION: Indicate your position by selecting the "OPPONENT" radio button for this bill:

IV. TESTIMONY: Select the "Record of Appearance Only" radio button., not written testimony. This way the committee can see a quick count showing the number of people expressing opposition to the bill.

If filing manually, complete the Captcha challenge and agree to the ILGA Terms of Agreement.

Then click Create Slip.

Please file slips against this bill now!

We also have great informational videos on filing a witness slip and registering at the ILGA on our website. Scroll down to informational videos on our website at THIS LINK



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PO Box 637
420 E Locust St
Chatsworth Illinois 60921
USA

 

Call your legislators now:
ISRA Legislative Alert - Call your legislator NOW!



Despite an 11 to 1 majority of witness slips opposing SB2226 HFA 2, this bill passed out of committee on a 9 to 5 party line vote. This bill will be heard tonight in the Illinois House of Representatives.

Now is the time to call your State Representative in their Springfield office and ask them to oppose SB2226, House Floor Amendment 2, If you don't know who your representative is is Click Here!


Thank you!

Richard A Pearson
Executive Director
Illinois State Rifle Association

 

Goes to the Senate tonight. They are playing the usual games with changing the bill they put it in so people don't know which legislation to contact their senator about:
ISRA Legislative Alert



IMMEDIATE CALL TO ACTION

It’s Sunday in Springfield, and the Illinois State Rifle Association is on the rail at the Capitol facing off against the most aggressive piece of legislation against legal firearm ownership in the nation.

The situation is highly volatile. Bill numbers and content are changing by the hour. Please call your Senator NOW to let them know any firearm bill rushed through in the 11th hour will make Illinois less safe and that we are all watching.

Your Senator is at the Capitol now. It is urgent you call your Senator at their Springfield office immediately to voice your concerns.


Here is the link to help you find your State Senator's Springfield Office Information:

FIND YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE



We will continue to update you in real time as legislation changes. Details of the bill will follow. Please follow the lead of the ISRA and respond to each call to action.

Please forward this Call to Action to all 2nd Amendment friends and advocates you know.

Thank you!

Richard A Pearson
Executive Director
Illinois State Rifle Association


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The senate adjourned without taking action and Pritzker is pissed:



End of Evening Update - Ramping Up Calls to Pritzker


We have just learned that no more legislative action will be taken this evening. It will be taken up in the Senate’s Executive Committee Monday at 9 AM.

While the ISRA will not negotiate away the importance of the Second Amendment, we appreciate the fact that the Senate is taking a longer look at important legislation that negatively affects the nearly 2.5 million legal firearm owners in our state.

Despite the Senate’s diligent approach, Governor Pritzker condemned it by issuing a statement that was found on CapitolFax.com:
“Every time a weapon of war is used to inflict the maximum amount of damage in the shortest amount of time, we mourn for the lives lost and communities shattered."

“Enough is enough."

“The people of this state deserve a real assault weapons ban, one that has a real accounting of the weapons currently in circulation and a real chance at ceasing the flow of more weapons of war immediately. We need a bill that meets the urgency of now, and the current version in the Senate falls short.”

Enough is enough. Start calling Governor Pritzker’s office at 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831 to voice your concern for our constitutional rights. And please keep the calls going to your Senator’s office in Springfield.

Our ISRA lobbyists have been on the front line of all developments today and will continue to work the phones throughout the evening. Legislation like this does not go to sleep, nor does the ISRA.

We salute our strong and dedicated members of the ISRA. It is CRITICAL that we keep informing as many people as possible about calling Governor Pritzker’s office and our Senators.

We will send out updates in the morning as we have them.




Sincerely,







Richard A Pearson
Executive Director
Illinois State Rifle Association

 

Call your senator now!
THE VOTE IS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE AND YOUR 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS ARE AT STAKE—
AND MORE!

The bill before the Senate is becoming even more offensive to 2nd Amendment supporters. This isn’t just an “assault weapons” ban, the anti-gun politicians want to take away your grand-daddy’s shotgun like the commonly used Remington 1100.

The Illinois Senate is hell-bent on passing a clearly unconstitutional piece of legislation (HB 5471) changing every aspect of firearm ownership in Illinois. This is a bill the Governor will sign.

With a vote anticipated at 1 PM, all firearm owners across Illinois and supporters need to act now.

Your local Senator is at the State Capitol now. It is urgent you call your Senator at their Springfield office immediately! Let them know any firearm bill rushed through in the 11th hour will make Illinois less safe and that we are all watching.

If you can't get through to your Senator, please keep calling.

The ISRA will continue to update you and final details of the bill will follow.


Thank you,




Richard A Pearson
Executive Director
Illinois State Rifle Association




PO Box 637
420 E Locust St
Chatsworth Illinois 60921
USA

 

They passed it in the Senate looks like we’re going to court:


THE BATTLE TO PRESERVE FIREARM RIGHTS FOR LAW-ABIDING ILLINOISANS MOVES BACK TO THE HOUSE




ILLINOIS SENATE PASSES HB 5471 AMENDMENT 3
“Tyranny,” said Sen. Bailey.

“Resign now," proclaimed Sen. Anderson. That was his message to all of his colleagues who voted for this bill. Here is a link to how each one voted: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/senate/10200HB5471_01092023_010000T.pdf

The bill now goes back to the House for concurrence.

THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN. Please call your representative in the Springfield office NOW.

If this bill is signed by the Governor, the ISRA will file a lawsuit and continue to fight for our 2A rights.

The ISRA will not give up!



Thank You,




Richard A Pearson
Executive Director
Illinois State Rifle Association

 

Anti-2A Bill on the way to the Governor's Desk






Dear Gov. Pritzker, President Harmon, and Speaker Welch,

Challenge accepted. The Illinois State Rifle Association will see the State of Illinois in court.

Best Regards,








Richard A Pearson
Executive Director
Illinois Rifle Association




PO Box 637
420 E Locust St
Chatsworth Illinois 609

This is going to be expensive. Now is the time to send whatever you can afford to the link I posted in post #10. If you aren't an ISRA member please join. It's $35 a year and you can sign up online now. While there is a good possibility other cases in Washington, Oregon and New Jersey and New York will provide precedent for us but none of those states are in the 7th Circuit. We can hope that the Supreme Court slaps one of those states down soon but we can't count on this.