DonP
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The momentum is swinging away from Chicago very quickly by political standards. Don't expect Rahm or Chicago to embrace CCW, but look for him to quietly drop the Chicago $$$ lawsuits and accept the inevitable.
Just last year there's no way the media would have even reported a story like this.
http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local...rom-concealed-carry-supporters-151981475.html
Civil Rights Organization (NAACP) hears from concealed carry supporter (Otis McDonald)
By Paul Strater
May 17, 2012 Updated May 17, 2012 at 10:22 PM CDT
PEORIA, Ill -- It was a case of politics making for strange bedfellows Thursday night in Peoria. A person supporting concealed carry of firearms speaking at a meeting of the NAACP. Otis McDonald was the lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case that overturned the City of Chicago's de facto ban on handguns.
A diverse crowd packed the association's downtown Peoria headquarters and even included a local tea party activist. McDonald told the crowd how the court's decision in his favor was explained to him.
"June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court said Otis, you're right. He then said the law in Chicago that says you cannot have a gun in your home for self protection, that is wrong. But it will be no more," said McDonald.
The chapter's president says he felt it was important for his membership to hear all sides of the issue.
"We wanted to bring the issue to the people of the City if Peoria so they could make up their own minds as to whether or not concealed carry is good for the people of the State of Illinois and therefore the City of Peoria. So that's the reason we wanted to invite Mr. McDonald down to talk about it," said Donald Jackson.
The issue enjoys broad downstate support in both parties.
For the second year in a row we had around 10,000 people in Springfield for I-GOLD in March and several "Chicago" based votes are being changed based on "Town Meetings" in different neighborhoods like Chatham, Pilsen and Englewood. We lost by 6 votes on CCW, veto override and state wide preemption. We're down to needing only 3 votes now.
It's fortunate for some of your states that you didn't have quitters like some of here seem to be when it came up for a vote.
"Just move", that's great advice and so constructive.
Just last year there's no way the media would have even reported a story like this.
http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local...rom-concealed-carry-supporters-151981475.html
Civil Rights Organization (NAACP) hears from concealed carry supporter (Otis McDonald)
By Paul Strater
May 17, 2012 Updated May 17, 2012 at 10:22 PM CDT
PEORIA, Ill -- It was a case of politics making for strange bedfellows Thursday night in Peoria. A person supporting concealed carry of firearms speaking at a meeting of the NAACP. Otis McDonald was the lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case that overturned the City of Chicago's de facto ban on handguns.
A diverse crowd packed the association's downtown Peoria headquarters and even included a local tea party activist. McDonald told the crowd how the court's decision in his favor was explained to him.
"June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court said Otis, you're right. He then said the law in Chicago that says you cannot have a gun in your home for self protection, that is wrong. But it will be no more," said McDonald.
The chapter's president says he felt it was important for his membership to hear all sides of the issue.
"We wanted to bring the issue to the people of the City if Peoria so they could make up their own minds as to whether or not concealed carry is good for the people of the State of Illinois and therefore the City of Peoria. So that's the reason we wanted to invite Mr. McDonald down to talk about it," said Donald Jackson.
The issue enjoys broad downstate support in both parties.
For the second year in a row we had around 10,000 people in Springfield for I-GOLD in March and several "Chicago" based votes are being changed based on "Town Meetings" in different neighborhoods like Chatham, Pilsen and Englewood. We lost by 6 votes on CCW, veto override and state wide preemption. We're down to needing only 3 votes now.
It's fortunate for some of your states that you didn't have quitters like some of here seem to be when it came up for a vote.
"Just move", that's great advice and so constructive.