Posted October 17, 2018 2:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

Illinois is often considered one of the more anti-gun states in the country, and that bothers a lot of Illinois residents. From my conversations, the issue isn’t that it’s untrue, it’s the fact that the assessment is accurate and it annoys them badly. After all, much of Illinois is made up of people who like their guns just fine.

The problem is, they’re outnumbered by the political sphincter known as Chicago.

For some time, it looked like the rest of Illinois had little option but to grumble in the corner as Chi-town pushed the state to do whatever it wanted.

Now, people are fighting back.

Gun control is one of the most hotly contested national topics. In Illinois, debate and concern around gun-related bills spawned numerous referenda throughout the state. Next month, more than a dozen rural counties across Illinois will have ballot measures asking the state to stop passing gun control laws. Iroquois County Board Chairman, John Shure, has one of them on the ballot.

“Quite frankly, our opinion, I think, in this part of the country is that law-abiding citizens are the ones that are really affected more, hurt more by that type of legislation,” said Shure. “It’s pretty …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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