Gun Owners Rally for Concealed Carry in Illinois

By Jenn Jacques

“Here in Illinois, first-time FOID card applications are being filed at a record pace, and the monthly tallies of firearm purchase background checks are setting records of their own,” said Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association.

Although the number of FOID Cards issued in Illinois has reached an astounding 2,004,164 and continues to climb, gun owners in the Prairie State continue to fight for improved gun laws. Wednesday, The Illinois Gun Owner Lobby marched in solidarity through Springfield to the Capitol to lobby both House and Senate legislators.

Justin Stakes, Executive Director of the Illinois State Rifle Association (IRSA), reported:

Despite the rain, the enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Prairie Capital Convention Center to hear updates from NRA lobbyists Shannon Alford, Todd Vandermyde, and ISRA lobbyists Valinda Rowe, and myself.
Massad Ayoob, legendary firearms instructor, and Chip Eberhart from the NRA ads (Freedom’s Safest Place), both gave rousing speeches. Every speaker made you proud to be a gun owner and an ISRA …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms