Whoa whoa whoa guys. Brady has never supported any ban on semi-automatic weapons. He made this comment in an attempt to show people that fully-automatic weapons are already banned (effectively banned, they've been heavily restricted since the National Firearms Act of 1934). This is the ban he said he supports.
Remember, politicians (especially in Illinois) can't come out and say things like they support automatic weapons. That has been the death of many politicians, including Alan Keyes I believe. As much as I'd like to see it, we've gotta have some understanding that certain things can't be said.
Oberweis on the other hand has stated on TV that he supported the renewal of the Clinton "assault weapons" ban. This was in 2004 guys. Oberweis has completely flip-flopped on so-called "assault weapons." Brady has never to my knowledge changed his stance on this issue. He not only would sign CCW, but would actively work with the General Assembly to actually get the thing passed.
Still unsure? Brady has almost 15 years of voting record in your state legislature. He's been our pro-gun ally all that time. He recently even introduced a bill to repeal the FOID completely.
Why am I supporting him? For those of you who don't know, I'm the founder of
ICarry.org, a state-wide, grassroots, NO COMPROMISE, gun-rights organization. We've been around less than a year, but we're pretty popular already. We endorsed Brady almost 2 months ago, because we know he's tested, tried, and proven. He hasn't flopped on anything that I know of, and we've got his voting record.
The sad truth is that the conservative vote is going to be split between Brady and Oberweis. Do I like Oberweis? He's not bad, and he would certainly be my second choice. I frankly don't trust him a bit because of his stance changes. However, I would prefer him over Topinka for sure. Gidwitz is a gun-banner and doesn't stand a chance.
Oberweis doesn't have half the chance of beating Rod that Brady has as well. Brady is an experienced legislator. Oberweis has 0 experience in public office. If you look at the recent polls, Brady vs. Blago is a much closer margin than Oberweis vs Blago. But polls suck anyways. The fact of the matter is, this is the guy we should back.
I hope you agree with me and will vote for Brady. Check out our website if you want to learn more about us.
www.icarry.org is the real deal.
Shaun Kranish
Founder-Director,
ICarry.org[email protected]815-979-3885