Please join your fellow Illinois gun owners for the annual Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day (IGOLD) on March 10, 2010 in Springfield! This is your opportunity to lobby your lawmakers directly and make a positive impact for all Illinois gun owners. Do not miss the largest gun rights rally and Second Amendment lobbying event in Illinois history! We need thousands of Illinois gun owners, hunters, sportsmen, and those who simply wish to defend their right to keep and bear arms to gather at the Prairie Capitol Convention Center - doors will open at 10:45 AM with the program set to begin at 11:45 AM. We will march down Capitol Avenue, rally on the Capitol steps, and then proceed inside to lobby legislators to make our presence known. There will be no mistaking that Illinois gun owners intend to stand up and speak out for our right to keep and bear arms in the state of Illinois! This will be one of the most important days of the year for Illinois gun owners! For more information on IGOLD 2010, to sign-up online, or for more information on scheduled bus routes, please visit http://igold.isra.org/, or call the Illinois State Rifle Association at (815) 635-3198.
the message they are wanting to send is likely regarding handgun Concealed Carry Permits... IL and WI are about the only states that do not have a CCP available to legal gun owners...
We have some very strict and stupid gun laws in IL, Jeff. Possesion of a hangun in Chicago is/was against the law, although that could change soon from what I've read the past few days.
That sucks. Didn't know that. Heck....NC's an O.C. (open carry) state. Good luck with your march, Chris.
There are a couple other places besides Chicago which forbid possession of a handgun. It is a felony to possess a firearm (which includes high power air guns) or even a single piece of ammunition without having a FOID card. [Firearm owners Identification Card.. which is issued by the State Police. This card can be revoked for just about anything too. ] It's a really stupid state. I'll lobby for changes in the draconian laws... but I'm probably better off moving out of state.
Don't get me wrong, Chris. I still have to have a permit for my handguns (each one of them). I don't know what I would have to do for them to revoke my permits, though. I know battery on a female is a deal-breaker (on one's record). Felons can't posess, either (I think that's federal, though). Anyway....good luck.
