Rant of the Week: Illinois’ Lethal Violence Order of Protection Act

By David Lombardo

The penalty for giving family members grief may go up in Illinois.

For weeks, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has sought in vain to get gun legislation passed by the state legislature. Johnson seeks stricter sentencing guidelines for judges deciding punishment for repeat gun felons. You’d think that would be a no-brainer but apparently both sides of the aisle are fighting it for various reasons. Amid the weeping and gnashing of teeth, over a bill you’d think both sides could find common ground, arises the Lethal Violence Order of Protection Act.

You know how you think you come from a dysfunctional family? You worry about your friends meeting your family because they’re an acquired taste? News flash – all families are dysfunctional. Your friends have the same concerns about their families as you do about yours. Remember when you showed your older sister’s naked baby pictures to her new boyfriend and she swore she’d get even? Well, meet Illinois Senator Julie Morrison who wants to make your older sister’s dream come true.

Morrison introduced Senate Bill 1291 in the Illinois State Legislature. The bill would allow judges to confiscate guns without input from the firearm owner. It’s called ex parte and …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms