Illinois declares war on gun ownership!
CHICAGO, Illinois - February 8, 2010 – The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) is warning gun owners about a new attempt by the state legislature to quietly stifle gun ownership even further throughout the state, known as HB.180.
In what is already one of the most hostile anti-gun states in the country, this bill would impose sweeping new regulations on gun shops that would increase costs and excessively complicate the process of purchasing a firearm.
For instance, it would make even the veryexistence of all gun shops subject to the arbitrary whims of the Illinois State Police by creating yet another intrusive government licensing process in which the police would have sole discretion over who gets to sell guns. It would also require that all guns be registered with the state and enable any police officer anywhere to completely shut down a shop at will in order to conduct frivolous searches and "records reviews".
Never mind the staggering nationwide drop in crime that accompanied record gun sales in 2009. 48 other states have figured out that an armed citizenry is the solution rather than the problem, yet Democrats in Illinois still continue to insist on disarming law-abiding citizens and treating our constitutionally guaranteed right to bear arms as some kind of scourge on humanity.
In what is already one of the most hostile anti-gun states in the country, this bill would impose sweeping new regulations on gun shops that would increase costs and excessively complicate the process of purchasing a firearm.
For instance, it would make even the veryexistence of all gun shops subject to the arbitrary whims of the Illinois State Police by creating yet another intrusive government licensing process in which the police would have sole discretion over who gets to sell guns. It would also require that all guns be registered with the state and enable any police officer anywhere to completely shut down a shop at will in order to conduct frivolous searches and "records reviews".
Never mind the staggering nationwide drop in crime that accompanied record gun sales in 2009. 48 other states have figured out that an armed citizenry is the solution rather than the problem, yet Democrats in Illinois still continue to insist on disarming law-abiding citizens and treating our constitutionally guaranteed right to bear arms as some kind of scourge on humanity.
