ISRA Thursday Bulletin - July 12, 2018
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Jul 12 at 12:52 PM
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ISRA Thursday Bulletin - July 12, 2018

Executive Directors Message

A few months ago law abiding gun owners in a couple downstate counties, tired of being blamed for murders in Chicago, came up with the idea of Sanctuary Counties for Gun Owners.  The idea was to get county boards to pass resolutions declaring their county to be a sanctuary for gun owners.  These resolutions urged the lawmakers in Springfield to stop infringing on our Second Amendment rights.  These resolutions were a protest.

Now there are 26 counties that have joined the Sanctuary for Gun Owners movement, with another 14 counties considering such resolutions map link.  If you live in a county that is not considering such a resolution and would like to ask your County Board to consider this, the ISRA has a sample resolution you can start with.   It is time for gun owners to fight back.

Law abiding gun owners have nothing to do with Chicago’s crime wave whether they live in Chicago or anywhere else in the state.  What causes Chicago’s murder rate is a seemingly unrestrained gang problem fueled by illegal drugs.  This problem is aided by both the refusal to prosecute these people and lax sentencing by judges.  Plea bargains and probation for offenders are the order of the day, every day. It is not the Chicago Police who are to blame here.  Why not go out and commit a crime if the most you are going to get is a plea bargain or probation, if you are even charged at all.  A few years ago a study showed that 88% percent of the murders had previous criminal records and 80% of those murdered also had criminal records.

Blaming law abiding gun owners and firearms is a scam.  The purpose of this scam is to push gun control down the throats of law aiding gun owners.  In Illinois, law abiding gun owners have a Firearms Owners Identification Card (FOID) and may also have an Illinois Concealed Carry License (ICCL).  In Illinois, there are nearly 2.300,000 FOID card holders and over 300,000 ICCL holders.  They go through a background check nearly every night (with the exception on holidays) and whenever they purchase a firearm.  That is approximately 930,000,000 background checks on Illinois gun owners every year.  Gun owners should be mad.  Gun owners are the 800 pound gorilla in the room but they have to be organized.  Joining the ISRA will help with that.

Under the category of if it wasn’t for bad luck I wouldn’t have any at all, a guy robbed a Walmart liquor department in Jacksonville, Florida, but when he tried to escape in the vehicle he was driving, it wouldn’t start.  So, being an enterprising fellow, he jumped into a car with a man, cut him with a knife and demanded the car.  The driver pulled out his concealed carry pistol and the want-to-be carjacker found himself looking down the barrel of gun.  He yelled don’t shoot me and ran away.  Undaunted, the robber next tried to take a woman’s car but she retrieved her concealed carry pistol and once again, the robbery suspect and now twice attempted carjacking suspect was again looking down the barrel of a gun.  He fled once again.  The Jacksonville Police Department caught up with this guy.  I think this would-be robber and carjacker is going to be retired from his life of crime for a few years.  Concealed carry is just a grand idea, isn’t it?

The first report from the National Matches is in and I am pleased to report Konrad Powers, ISRA High Power Chairman, has won the NRA Civilian National Service Rifle Championship.   Want to learn how to shoot high power rifle?  The ISRA is the place.  Well done Konrad!

Thanks for being a member.

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Saturday, July 14, 2018
Handgun Drills
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Tuesday Night Irregular Rifle League
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Bench Rest League
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Thursday, July 19, 2018
ISRA Smallbore Rifle League
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Saturday, July 21, 2018
Intro to Home Defense with Shotgun

Sunday, July 22, 2018
ISRA Bullseye Match
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ISRA Marksmanship League

Illinois Gun & Trade Shows

Crown Point Gun Show
Crown Point, IN – Lake County Fairgrounds
Dates: July 14 & 15, 2018
Hours: Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm

Sunday: 9:00am-3:00pm
Admission: $5.00

Bloomington Gun Show
Bloomington, IL – Interstate Center
Dates: July 21 & 22, 2018
Hours: Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm

Sunday: 9:00am-3:00pm
Admission: $6.00

New Berlin Gun Show
New Berlin, IL – Sangamon County Fairgrounds
Dates: August 18 & 19, 2018
Hours: Saturday: 9:00am-4:00pm

Sunday: 9:00am-3:00pm
Admission: $4.00

Belleville Gun & Knife Show
Belleville, IL – Belle-Clair Expo Center
Dates: August 25 & 26, 2018
Hours: Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm

Sunday: 9:00am-3:00pm
Admission: $6.00

Lake County Gun & Sportsman Show
Antioch, IL – Antioch VFW
Date: August 26, 2018
Hours: Saturday: 8:00am-2:00pm
Admission: $7.00

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http://www.isra.org/Portals/6/ISRA%20Images/sanctuarty.png
This is the map link.

The story is already a bit dated, but it is difficult to stay current on something like this.

Current county numbers are 30+ if one includes all counties that passed something (some more pro than others).

Jo Daviess failed to pass on a tie vote Monday

Reports are that Stark did pass it.

Tazewell also passed resolution.

Bond and Clinton passed lame items about sending a letter to the ILGA or watch legislation and contact Reps if you were concerned.

Madison and Williamson are putting on November ballot

Calhoun is voting this month supposedly 7/16

Marion is voting at August meeting 8/7 I think

Heres latest map I have seen from illinoiscarry

http://www.illinoiscarry.com/forum/uploads/monthly_07_2018/post-4657-0-56497600-1531443710.png

What I posted was from an email I got yesterday.