Illinois Assault Weapons Ban Proposed - NO GRANDFATHERING

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Seriously? also wonder why I have not received NRA and ISRA alerts in my email for this stuff today? Anyone get those....

I will fire off another round of emails and call, again, and again etc.... if you live in Illinois get involved.
 
Amendment 6 (all firearms must be stored unloaded and locked, or in a safe)

being debated
 
Recap Amendments 1-5 passed (overwhelmingly)

Reboletti is laying the smackdown on their methods of introducing laws.
 
FIrst 6 passed.

7th amendment WAS WITHDRAWN.

The first six passed WITHOUT a grandfathering provision.

This is nasty.
 
So, thread title stands. Unfortunately we now have a live assault weapons ban bill in the Illinois general assembly that:

1. Bans ALL semiautomatic rifles.
2. Bans ALL semiautomatic pistols that can accept a detachable magazine and weigh over 50 ounces.
3. Bans Most Semiautomatic shotguns.
4. Bans ALL high capacity feeding devices (holds more than 10 rounds)
5. ALL weapons must be stored unloaded at home, with a gun lock, or in a safe.

And there is NO grandfathering on ANY of it.

Wow.
 
Maybe I am wrong, hope I'm not, but I think 7 being withdrawn was the stake in the heart for this one. It is just too crazy to make it through. I'm not getting lazy about contacting my reps or getting over confident. I have been watching Colorado and New York, but this is just my $.02
 
No, this is Chicago politics.

Waive the carrot around at the end "but you'll be FINE when we get to amendment 7, go ahead and vote on this stuff, you'll be FINE"

Then get to the end "oh, nevermind. We were just kidding."
 
I hate to say it, because folks like Trent have fought the fight so long and hard, but the reality is this state is unsalvageable. I worked for the state of Illinois in varying capacities since I was 18 years old. I am 61 now. I left Chicago in the late 70's because the odor was so foul and unbearable, and I made a living and fit into the system where I live all these years, and just want to live in peace and be left alone.

I am waiting on the closing of my late fathers trust in the coming year, and I am giving up, and moving my wife and I to Wyoming. We will make our last stand there. If the insanity continues and follows us there, then I pray I will be allowed to die standing.

All those unable to abandon the sinking ship known as Illinois, I will pray for you, and your families. :(
 
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No, far from it.

They have 57 votes on the Yes side, if you tally up the No, No Vote, and Present we've got 59 on our side.

The question is can (and will) Chicago buy out the votes it needs.


Phelps tried to sabotage it by including pre-emption language that would bring their total tally required to a supermajority, but it was withdrawn.

My guess is they're using the solid support of an Assault Weapons Ban as leverage to water down the pending Concealed Carry legislation.

"Give us a high cap magazine ban and we'll vote for your shall issue bill, as long as you can't carry here and here and here and here and here and here etc."
 
Thanks for the info Trent. I do agree and believe that there will be lots of dirty pool with the Concealed Carry and AWB going on at the same time. I have no idea how it will end but rest assured you have an ally in the fight. I can't leave Illinois for 5 or 6 more years but I would like to help fight and win before I go to show the rest of the states that we ARE salvagable.
 
Going to be an interesting day tomorrow when we all descend on Springfield for iGOLD.

I'm angry (won't let me use the other word I wanted to use..)
 
Trent, I have to move back to Fl and therefor have a 3/2 2400sq ft house for sale in gun friendly VA. If interested, send me a PM.
 
I already have my eye on an estate in Indiana with a built in vault. I'll keep the house in IL to work out of but hold the guns at the other property.

I'm seriously considering reincorporating my business in another state so THEY get all of the corporate tax money. If I get a residence in another state, well, the corporate income goes with me.

All of it.
 
WV has room for more gun owners.

Also, my offer stands - if anyone needs stuff sent out of state while you make arrangements to leave, let me know. You'll get it back after a cleaning and light technical inspection. Unfortunately we're very backlogged at the moment so it could take a while to get to your guns. ;)
 
Bubbles said:
WV has room for more gun owners.

Also, my offer stands - if anyone needs stuff sent out of state while you make arrangements to leave, let me know. You'll get it back after a cleaning and light technical inspection. Unfortunately we're very backlogged at the moment so it could take a while to get to your guns. ;)
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Depending on how things play out in California, I may take you up on that.
 
They have 57 votes on the Yes side, if you tally up the No, No Vote, and Present we've got 59 on our side.
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I'm guessing some of the 57 "yes" votes would not be "yes" votes for a final bill. There are plenty of Democrats who probably voted "Yes" today for political reasons when they know the votes are meaningless, but will not vote for an assault weapons ban when the final vote actually counts.

There were a lot of cross-over votes on HB1155 that voted for anti-gun amendments but then ended up voting in favor of Phelps' HB997 amendment.
 
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