Opposition To Illinois Assault Weapon Ban Voices Opinions At Town Hall

By Tom Knighton

Regardless of where you live, it’s important that your opposition to gun control laws is heard. While it may not change the outcome, it’s important that you metaphorically slap lawmakers in the face with the fact that you exist and you don’t agree with their nonsense. If enough people do it, it may convince some lawmakers to take a step back and reconsider what they’re doing.

After all, most politicians are more interested in pleasing the crowd than in maintaining their principles or anything like that.

In Illinois, though, it seems like a lot of people opted to just that at a recent town hall.

Illinois Senate Bill 107 is calling for a ban on firearms it defines as “assault weapons.” It drew the most attention during Tuesday’s meeting.

“We should be alarmed,” said State Senator Dale Righter, a republican of District 55.

SB 107 is sponsored by five democratic senators. It would ban the possession of almost every semi-automatic weapon out there. If you already own one, you would have 300 days to register the weapon with state police or else face a felony charge.

“The bill was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee,” Senator Righter told the crowd.

State Representative Darren Bailey …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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