URGENT ALERT – YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION                      NEEDED                                            GUN CONTROL GROUPS WANT YOU ARRESTED, TRIED, AND JAILED                      FOR TOUCHING GUNS

In a strong show of bipartisan support earlier this                        spring, the Illinois General Assembly overwhelmingly                        passed HB182. This important piece of legislation                        clarified ambiguities in the unlawful weapons use                        statutes. These clarifications ensured that law-abiding                        citizens would not accidentally violate the law while                        preserving the justice system's ability to arrest and                        try violent criminals.                                                As you might expect, the gun-control extremists are                        blasting the General Assembly for making these reforms.                        The gun grabbers are mounting a campaign to have                        Governor Quinn veto HB182.                                                                        WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO YOU IF GOVERNOR QUINN VETOES HB182                                                1. You would not be able to handle a firearm in any                        manner outside your own home, a gun shop, or gun range.                                                2. Let's say you were invited to a birthday party for                        your friend Hank. Let's say that one of Hank's gifts was                        a new shotgun. Hank notices you admiring the shotgun and                        hands it to you so that you could examine it. If Gov.                        Quinn vetoes HB182, then you could be subject to arrest                        and felony prosecution for handling Hank's new shotgun –                        even if you possess a valid FOID.                                                3. Let's say your buddy Bill asks you and Hank to come                        down to his farm for a day and for you to bring a couple                        of rifles with you for some good old fashioned plinking.                        If Gov. Quinn vetoes HB182, then you and Hank could be                        subject to arrest and felony prosecution for plinking on                        Bill's farm, despite the fact that Bill gave you                        permission and despite the fact that you possess a valid                        FOID.                                                4. Let's say you're on the road and stop off at a hotel                        in a seedy part of town. Once inside your room, you                        unpack and load a pistol and place it on the hotel room                        nightstand. If Gov. Quinn vetoes HB182, then you could                        be subject to arrest and felony prosecution for                        preparing to protect yourself within your hotel room.                                                Once again, we see that the primary interest of the gun                        control movement is to harass law abiding gun owners.                                                WHAT YOU MUST DO TO PROTECT YOUR GUN RIGHTS:                                                1. Call Governor Quinn's Office as soon as possible at                        (312) 814-2121 and POLITELY tell the person who answers                        the phone that you are a law-abiding firearm owner and                        that you are tired of being treated like a criminal.                        Politely tell the person that you would like Governor                        Quinn to sign HB182 into law at his nearest convenience.                                                2. Pass this alert along to all your gun owning friends                        and neighbors.                                                3. Post this alert to any and all Internet blogs or                        bulletin boards to which you may belong.                                                REMEMBER – GUN CONTROL IS A DISEASE – YOU ARE THE CURE!