I've not taken the time to verify this - Illinois

[MSgt B]

URGENT ALERT – YOUR ACTION NEEDED

House Bill 2414, a bill that would result in the banning of nearly every gun you own, may come up for a vote any day now.

The outstanding efforts that gun owners have made to bring attention to this bill are paying off. Some supporters of HB2414 are getting nervous. They have even resorted to telling fibs about their real position on the bill. One of these representatives is Linda Chapa LaVia who is from the Aurora area. In a recent newspaper article, Chapa LaVia claimed that she opposed HB2414. However, Chapa LaVia is signed on as a Co-Sponsor of HB2414. Chapa LaVia is trying to sneak under the radar – telling the public one thing but, when it comes to voting, she’ll side with Daley and Blagojevich.

It’s very important that we remind Chapa LaVia that you are watching her. She needs to know that she can’t have it both ways.

3 THINGS THAT YOU MUST DO TO HELP SAVE YOUR GUNS…

Starting Tuesday morning, you must call Chapa LaVia’s Springfield office at (217) 558-1002. Politely tell the person that answers the phone that you know that Chapa LaVia is a sponsor of HB2414 – the Daley Gun Grab. Then tell them that you also saw the article in the Daily Herald where Chapa LaVia said she opposes HB2414. Ask the person who answers the phone to clarify Chapa LaVia’s stance on HB2414. It does not matter if you live in Chapa LaVia’s district; call anyway – SHE OWES THE GUN OWNERS OF ILLINOIS AN ANSWER.

Pass this urgent alert on to all your gun owning friends and tell them to call Chapa LaVia too.

Post this notice on all gun-related internet chat rooms and bulletin boards to which you belong.

Thanks! The future of your right to keep and bear arms depends on your active support of these efforts.

Just picked it up from PDO. Any Illinois residents who can chime in on the veracity of this?

 

[nucstl1]

Follow the Money

Not sure what to make of this but I think some control is coming but I am not sure it will be a drastic as portayed. They will probably outlaw .50 cal ammo or the gun itself. The rest of it is risky because of the wider impact. Homany gun/parts manufacturers are bases in Illinois? Springfield, DSA, Rock River, etc. If you make it illegal to own the guns that these companies make, they will probably leave the state taking their jobs, taxes, and related industry with them. You also have to consider cash flow from business related to the jobs, takes, or industry. I'm guessing 100-300 Million/year come out of that bucket in Illinos. Hoping that the worst case scenario does not come to pass or I will probably pull chalks and move to higher gound.

 

[Soybomb]

No its actually pretty rough, its california's assault weapons ban with no grandfather clause. Nearly all my magazines would make a felon, my sub2k would, my sks I believe. Its nasty.

 

[DonP]

That's their pattern

Throw out a huge bill like HB 2414 with all kinds of crapola in it, then settle for a couple of key "features" they bury in the text.

Call for a ban on all semi-autos, with no grandfather clause, and then "settle" for outlawing .50's so you don't PO too many downstate Dems in the process.

It's also election year politics and Blago needs some high profile gun control "wins" to reassure his lefty Chicago supporters that he is really serious about gun control.

When he first got elected the grabbers thought it was Christmas morning and they were going to pass all kinds of laws to make the entire state as Utopian as Chicago is for gun control. Then he realized that the entire state, south of I-80, was watching him like a hawk and very little happened ... thankfully.

... and it work's so well in Chicago, doesn't it?