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Illinois' Pro 2nd Amendment Resolution tabled
State's Attorney/Finance Committee chairman Rod Fritz (D-3) motioned to approve a resolution presented by Dick Vieth at the committee's March 13 meeting. The motion was seconded and opened for discussion.
So far, 70 of the 102 counties in Illinois have passed the model resolution. The resolution was developed as a response to several pieces of legislation being proposed by Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley.
The resolution is in support of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article 1, Section 22 of the Illinois Constitution, which states that the right of the people to bear arms is guaranteed as an individual right for defense of life, liberty and property, and "is regarded as an Inalienable Right by the People of Carroll County, Illinois."
The resolution states that "the people of Carroll County derive economic benefit from all safe forms of firearms recreation, hunting, and shooting conducted within Carroll County using all types of firearms allowable under the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Illinois."
The resolution urges the Carroll County Board, who have been elected to represent the people of Carroll County, and being duly sworn by their oath of office to uphold both Constitutions, to oppose the enactment of any legislation that would infringe upon the rights of the people to keep and bear arms, and to consider such laws to be unconstitutional and beyond legislative authority.
Chuck Wemstrom (D-3) didn't like the wording in the resolution that stated the County would "oppose the enactment of any legislation . . ." "I don't think that we should word it that we won't restrict some types of gun legislation."
Judy Gray (D-2) asked for confirmation from Wemstrom. "Are you opposed to certain wording in the resolution, or against the whole resolution?", she asked.
"There are some restrictions regarding semi-automatic weapons and the number of guns a person may have that we should not be opposed to," he replied. "It makes perfect sense to have pertinent rules and regulations regarding these types of weapons."
Gray then motioned to table the issue for further research and discussion with Vieth.
Link: http://www.prairie-advocate-news.com/3-26-08/funding3_26_08.html
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Illinois' Pro 2nd Amendment Resolution tabled
State's Attorney/Finance Committee chairman Rod Fritz (D-3) motioned to approve a resolution presented by Dick Vieth at the committee's March 13 meeting. The motion was seconded and opened for discussion.
So far, 70 of the 102 counties in Illinois have passed the model resolution. The resolution was developed as a response to several pieces of legislation being proposed by Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley.
The resolution is in support of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article 1, Section 22 of the Illinois Constitution, which states that the right of the people to bear arms is guaranteed as an individual right for defense of life, liberty and property, and "is regarded as an Inalienable Right by the People of Carroll County, Illinois."
The resolution states that "the people of Carroll County derive economic benefit from all safe forms of firearms recreation, hunting, and shooting conducted within Carroll County using all types of firearms allowable under the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Illinois."
The resolution urges the Carroll County Board, who have been elected to represent the people of Carroll County, and being duly sworn by their oath of office to uphold both Constitutions, to oppose the enactment of any legislation that would infringe upon the rights of the people to keep and bear arms, and to consider such laws to be unconstitutional and beyond legislative authority.
Chuck Wemstrom (D-3) didn't like the wording in the resolution that stated the County would "oppose the enactment of any legislation . . ." "I don't think that we should word it that we won't restrict some types of gun legislation."
Judy Gray (D-2) asked for confirmation from Wemstrom. "Are you opposed to certain wording in the resolution, or against the whole resolution?", she asked.
"There are some restrictions regarding semi-automatic weapons and the number of guns a person may have that we should not be opposed to," he replied. "It makes perfect sense to have pertinent rules and regulations regarding these types of weapons."
Gray then motioned to table the issue for further research and discussion with Vieth.
Link: http://www.prairie-advocate-news.com/3-26-08/funding3_26_08.html
(story at bottom)