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* Rep. Scott Drury constituent e-mail…
Friends:
Due to your efforts, Sen. Morrison and Sen. Raoul have backed down. Yesterday, a Senate committee passed the House version of the bump stock ban - the version that actually bans bump stocks. Further, Senators Morrison and Raoul agreed to remove the previously inserted poison pill from the Senate version of the bump stock ban and run it as a separate bill. It’s a total victory.
Tough Measures Were Required
Make no mistake, this would not have happened without your phone calls and emails. Some questioned whether this Office should have called out Sen. Morrison like it did. The answer is yes. Senator Morrison betrayed those of us fighting for stronger gun laws. Only by calling her out, were we able to achieve the right result and defeat the NRA.Playing by the NRA’s Rules
The NRA demands total loyalty. It’s time for those of us truly fighting to prevent gun violence to demand the same. We all know that trust takes a career to build but can be lost forever with one transgression. For whatever reason, Sen. Morrison initially chose the NRA over us. While we are glad we forced her to reverse course, she has unfortunately proven herself untrustworthy and unreliable in this critical battle.Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to represent you.
–Scott
* Meanwhile…
Volunteers with the Illinois chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will be rallying at the state capitol to urge lawmakers to override Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of the Gun Dealer Licensing Act.
Supporters of the bill said it will protect the public and help prevent gun violence by cracking down on illegal gun sales.
The bill would require background checks for gun store employees, require gun dealers to keep their businesses open for inspection by the state and law enforcement, require training for employees on responsible business practices and laws regarding the sale of firearms, video surveillance and alarm systems to be installed in stores, and for no new stores to operate within 500 feet of a school.
* Press release…
In this video, presented by the Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Coalition (ILGVP), former ATF special agent of 25 years and current Senior Policy Advisor at Giffords, David Chipman, explains the need for the Gun Dealer Licensing Act in Illinois.
The Gun Dealer Licensing Act would require criminal background checks for all gun shop employees. It would require training to help gun shop employees identify a buyer purchasing a gun for someone else, require basic store security measures to help prevent theft, and strengthen law enforcement’s ability to catch those responsible for illegal gun trafficking.
ILGVP conducted a bipartisan poll to gauge public opinion around this bill in key swing suburban cook, collar county and (a few) downstate districts. Support for this bill is widespread, with 71% of voters across these districts favoring the proposal.
* The video…
* Gun Rights 4 Illinois’ website asks “Are Suburban Republicans Flexible with your Gun Rights?”…
Now, this very moment, insider sources are telling GunRights4Illinois that in the Illinois State Capital back room deals are being made. Deals where some Republicans, largely Chicago Suburban area Republicans, are making deals which will effect your gun rights. I’ve often said, “Decisions are made in the back rooms of our state house, the floor debates are just for show.” Essentially what is going on right now, some Chicago Suburban Republicans are horse trading your rights away, “If you vote for my bill, I shall vote for yours.” In the end you LOSE! […]
Sources are also telling GunRights4Illinois that part of the reason these suburban Republicans are so flexible is because Everytown is working a campaign of calls and emails to these politicians, to sway their votes towards the anti-gun, anti-freedom, side. If you think your call doesn’t matter, it does!
…Adding… Pritzker campaign…
Today, JB Pritzker joined calls to override Bruce Rauner’s reckless veto of the Gun Dealer Licensing Act and sign the gun violence prevention legislation on his desk.
“Gun violence is ripping apart our communities, destroying our families, and taking countless innocent lives, but our failed governor refuses to take action to fix this public health epidemic,” said JB Pritzker. “Instead of signing commonsense legislation into law, Bruce Rauner has talked out of both sides of his mouth, dragged his feet, and left Illinois’ families to pay the price. I was proud to march side by side with students demanding an end to gun violence, and I’m proud to support the rally in Springfield today. Illinoisans deserve a governor who will take charge to address gun violence in our communities and I will be that leader.”
* Related…
* Bill giving cities control over assault weapons rules passes Senate committee: “We’re not asking you to approve a statewide ban, we’re asking you to allow locally elected representatives to do their jobs and represent the unique interests of their communities,” said Nancy Rotering, the mayor of north suburban Highland Park and a former candidate for Illinois attorney general. “They may choose to ask the question, and they may choose not to. But at least allow them to exercise that constitutional right.”
* Bill would have eased concealed-carry licensing for Scott AFB personnel. It failed.
* Chicago aldermen scale back ban on civilians wearing body armor: The proposed changes would allow journalists to wear body armor, such as bulletproof vests, while on the job. Actors also would be allowed to wear protection “solely as props” when making movies, TV shows or videos. In addition, the city would put a pause on the ban for about four months as the Illinois General Assembly considers statewide restrictions.
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 11:01 am
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Related to this thread, I saw this article — This Village [Deerfield] Banned Assault Weapons After Parkland. Residents Don’t Want To Talk About It — and found it interesting:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/deerfield-illinois-ban-assault-weapons-guns-parkland?utm_term=.qvLKEe36K#.ywyGg3WDG
Comment by Just Observing Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 12:11 pm
The most important thing to remember, is this is about me
- Scott Drury
Comment by Signal and Noise Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 12:25 pm
And after the weather warms up, I imagine Drury will send out a constituent e-mail in which he claims credit for keeping the Bengal tigers out of public parks.
– MrJM
Comment by @misterjayem Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 12:52 pm
@ Signal and Noise
“I took on Mike Madigan.” “I, I, I….” “Me, Me, Me…”
Agree with you 100%
Comment by Anon35 Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 12:54 pm
Scott Drury will have kept Bengal tigers (Surprisibus surprisibus!) out of the parks? I’d better go back in time and vote for him*.
*: I also hear he used to be a federal prosecutor.
Comment by Northsider Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 1:29 pm
“ILGVP conducted a bipartisan poll to gauge public opinion around this bill in key swing suburban cook, collar county and (a few) downstate districts.”
I’m pretty sure I could cherry pick where a poll is conducted and have the results indicate at least that high of a rate for almost anything I wish. Who is polled, what specific questions are asked, how questions are worded, when is poll done, etc. can effectively be used to totally misrepresent general public opinion. The general public opinion can be swayed by a widespread misinformation campaign too. Those low information & misinformed votes count just as much as those well educated on an issue do.
Comment by logic not emotion Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 1:30 pm
Drury must get tired of winning so bigly.
What’s he running for now? He hasn’t stopped since his overwhelming primary showing last month.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 1:57 pm
” claims credit for keeping the Bengal tigers out of public parks.” and grizzly bears out of schools too?
Comment by Skeptic Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 2:10 pm
=== logic not emotion === Rich already did a post on the ILGVP poll, with questions included and all! Nothing to cherrypick when it’s all facts.
Comment by Shytown Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 2:34 pm
There has been much time and effort spent towards banning bump stocks. How many mass shootings have involved bump stocks? To date, that we know about, one shooting has involved this device. Until the Las Vegas shooting 98% of the population had never heard of a bump stock yet today it is the big, bad monster we much ban. Really? How many of these are used in shootings in Chicago? You know, the shootings that we like to ignore discussing in hopes they will go away. Everybody wants to spend all their time and effort pushing new laws which will only effect law abiding citizens because they have no clue how to fix the real problem.
Comment by Ralph Schwartz Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 2:50 pm
As long as semi-useless bills are being proposed,let me put one on the table.
Make the parents responsible for any and all actions their “kids” do up to age 25. Maybe we will see more responsible parenting.
Comment by RNUG Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 3:52 pm
Rep. Charlie Meier weighing in on international terrorism in southern Illinois from the Situation Room at the VFW in Okawville: “I have been pushing for this bill ever since ISIS put out their hit list on our current and former service members,” Uh huh.
The concealed carry for military bill was the pet project of Valinda Rowe from (southern) Illinois Carry. Rowe is one of the people who recruited Otis McDonald for the lawsuit against the Chicago handgun ban that went to the Supreme Court. She’s also one of the people who backstabbed Otis McDonald when she and her keyboard commandos from southern IL failed to oppose every crummy provision that Rep. Brandon Phelps and NRA lobbyist Todd Vandermyde placed in their carry bill to buy off police unions, like no public transport carry, criminal penalties for all violations, and Duty to Inform. Rowe lives in Phelps’ 118th statehouse district.
If Thomas Kral who publishes GunRights4 Illinois is concerned about backroom deals, take a look inside their own tent. Why didn’t the IL Chiefs of Police support military carry? Aren’t the police and (southern) IL gun owners all “on the same side?” It’s sad to see losers continue to lose.
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 4:01 pm