[grumpy_old_man]

The article states that the proposal was approved by an Illinois Senate Committe, not written into law. There is still hope for people in that state if it gets defeated in the full Senate and/or in the House. Let's cross our fingers for that!

I'm already on it, alerting all my friends back home to get on the phone to their state reps and senators NOW! If you're in Illinois, give 'em an earful.

Be strong,
Grumpy

 

[grumpy_old_man]

Extremely sloppy reading on my part men. Sorry for the confusion. Definitely not the time to spread misinformation.

No problem. First time I read through the story I made the same mistake, since that's pretty much par for the course in Illinois politics.

Fingers crossed, but if we can win this one, it will bode well for the national struggle. Keep the letters and emails pouring in on the congresscritters at all levels, since complacency is the foundation of defeat.

All the best,
Grumpy

 

[grumpy_old_man]

Its not over yet!

According to this site, don't break out the booze yet boys. Fights still on, so give 'em an earful over the weekend.

Days of our Trailers: BS IL Gun Bills Down But NOT Out

Drown 'em in email no matter where you're from. Loss on the Illinois front will hurt us nationally.

Be strong,
Grumpy

 

[grumpy_old_man]

Considering this is Illinois and Obama claims Chicago to be his mainland home town, I would bet that this was a dry run it up the flag pole situation to see how it would do before trying anything in the federal legislature.

The bad guys figure they have about 4 weeks after a massacre to chip away at our rights. I suspect they figure they have a little bigger window this time due to the scale of the outrage in CT. However, Christmas break will have dropped it a bit. Call it 4-6 weeks max. We're now in week 3 since the atrocity so they figure if they can't roll out their gun/magazine/private xfer ban in another 3 weeks (end of January) it won't happen this time. Thing to watch for most IMHO is a "compromise" wherein the RINO's get to claim that they stood up for us and the best deal they could get was to give in on private xfers or high cap magazines in exchange for leaving the rest of our rights alone.

So hang on, call/write your congressmen and do what you can. Accept no compromise. If we beat 'em in Illinois it may help deflate their sails a bit for the national effort.

Notice how the fearless leader appointed the veep to head up the gun control panel? It fails, its officially his fault they lost. I don't think that the other side is 100% confident. Maybe its just wishful thinking on my part. Whole thing still feels like a nightmare.

Be strong,
Grumpy

 

[grumpy_old_man]

Illinois is back in the hot seat. Call or email before Sunday if you want to keep your rights, Illinoisans.

RED ALERT: Illinois House to take up gun bans Sunday evening | GunsSaveLife.com

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