To dismiss this rally as “boys” and firearms as “toys”, shame on you. It’s much bigger than that and far more important, understand that the rally is as much about curbing government overreach as it is about firearms.
In the nineties I was told that Bill Clinton would take away my 2nd amendment rights.
In the late aughts I was told that Barack Obama would take away my 2nd amendment rights.
Some of the people, all of the time.
==- Yosemite Sam - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:35 pm:
To dismiss this rally as “boys” and firearms as “toys”, shame on you. It’s much bigger than that and far more important, understand that the rally is as much about curbing government overreach as it is about firearms.==
- Huh? - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:29 pm:
People supporting the right to bare arms.
- Huh? - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:30 pm:
If you don’t go, how can we most you?
- Huh? - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:32 pm:
Sorry, looked it up, there are too many semi-automatic weapons to be considered an endangered species.
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:33 pm:
A group of citizens carrying “We’re Not Going Away” signs rally at the Capitol in support of the proposed progressive income tax amendment.
- WineTrailHero - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:37 pm:
Hey Alexa, play “Yellow” by Coldplay.
- Blue Dog Dem - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:38 pm:
Looks to me like a crowd in excess of a million or so.
- A guy - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:38 pm:
…and they call me Bellow Yellow.
- PJ - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:39 pm:
boyz with toyz
- Smitty Irving - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:39 pm:
You’d just delete it …
- Dance Band on the Titanic - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:41 pm:
If you’re all at the Capitol, who is guarding the ol’ homestead?
- Annonin' - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:41 pm:
Not much of crowd ..previous rallies drew better
- City Zen - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:44 pm:
Hawkeyes fans continue protest over NCAA Tournament outcome.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:47 pm:
The Pritzker Tax Cut would allow average Illinois families to afford a new hunting rifle.
- Tell Me - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:49 pm:
Who you callin’ yellow
- Give Me A Break - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 1:55 pm:
Senator Conan: “Two, three years ago it was just another snake cult”.
- Midstate Indy - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:00 pm:
The diversity caucus exercising their right to peaceably assemble on a public way without being run over.
- pony boy - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:03 pm:
Nothing Gold can stay
- rutro - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:04 pm:
Are those the Catholic’s or the Espiscopalians?
- Huh? - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:07 pm:
Wonder of they know the “Don’t Tread on Me” was a navy commodore’s flag during the American Revolutionary War.
- Give Me A Break - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:08 pm:
Hundreds of Illinois citizens waiting to be told why they are angry.
- @misterjayem - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:18 pm:
“If I didn’t have this gun, the king of England could walk right in here and start pushing you around. D’you want that? Huh? Do ya?”
– MrJM
- A State Employee Guy - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:23 pm:
“Ever wonder what became of the kids who threw tantrums when their parents said they couldn’t have a toy?”
- ChicagoVinny - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:28 pm:
Bee Movie
- Yosemite Sam - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:35 pm:
To dismiss this rally as “boys” and firearms as “toys”, shame on you. It’s much bigger than that and far more important, understand that the rally is as much about curbing government overreach as it is about firearms.
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:38 pm:
===and far more important===
Lighten up, Francis.
- IllinoisBoi - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:40 pm:
Ah, so this is what a well-regulated militia looks like…
- efudd - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:45 pm:
I’m 50 years old, white, and own multiple firearms. I just don’t feel the “government overreach” specter that some do.
Maybe it’s me.
- Soccermom - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:46 pm:
Pony boy, that was amazing.
- efudd - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:50 pm:
In the nineties I was told that Bill Clinton would take away my 2nd amendment rights.
In the late aughts I was told that Barack Obama would take away my 2nd amendment rights.
Some of the people, all of the time.
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:51 pm:
==- Yosemite Sam - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:35 pm:
To dismiss this rally as “boys” and firearms as “toys”, shame on you. It’s much bigger than that and far more important, understand that the rally is as much about curbing government overreach as it is about firearms.==
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B12eVCBbGsw
- Nobody Sent - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 2:58 pm:
The annual citizen march for snake rights
- Henry Francis - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 3:35 pm:
IPI take note on how to get more than 18 people out for a rally.
When is the march to support 3rd Amendment rights? (It helps provide some context for the applicability of 2nd Amendment rights in this day and age)
- theCardinal - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 3:37 pm:
“Well I’ll be danged, a bunch of Deplorable’s rallying to protect thier 2nd amendment rights, Who da thunk it?”
- Anon - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 3:46 pm:
Hundreds of Dale Fowler’s Constituents Visit the Capitol today to try to convince other state senators that their votes matter.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 4:54 pm:
Anyone have a breath mint? No. Not for me. For Todd. Please.
- Quill - Wednesday, Mar 27, 19 @ 5:55 pm:
These people did not make the Capitol feel safer today. Especially for women.