Illinois Gun Control Bill Could Prove Costly to Downstate Senate Democrats

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was
 released today by the ISRA Political Victory Fund (ISRA-PVF):
     A proposal to ban hundreds of models of popular sporting rifles and
 shotguns is raising the ire of gun owners across Illinois. Sponsored by
 Senate President Emil Jones, SB16 prohibits the manufacture, sale and
 possession of a host of rifles and shotguns widely used for hunting and
 target shooting. Owners of affected firearms would have 90-days to
 surrender their property to the Illinois State Police or risk felony
 prosecution.
     "The net effect of this bill would be the destruction of many
 time-honored Illinois traditions," said ISRA-PVF spokesman, Richard
 Pearson. "Competitive target shooting -- enjoyed by thousands of
 Illinoisans -- would become a thing of the past. Collectors would feel the
 sting of this legislation as well, since their collections would become
 virtually worthless overnight. Thanks to the ambiguous wording of the bill,
 its passage would instantly create hundreds of thousands of felons out of
 folks who have never gotten so much as a parking ticket before. The kicker
 is, this bill contains absolutely no provisions that address violent
 criminals -- its sole impact is on the law-abiding hunter and sportsman."
     "If SB16 passes the Senate, the state's gun owners will know exactly
 where to place the blame," continued Pearson. "That blame rests squarely
 with the senate Democrats, both north and south of I-80, who elevated Emil
 Jones to the president's chair."
     "The lawful firearm owners of Illinois have enjoyed mutually-beneficial
 relationships with legislators on both sides of the aisle," commented
 Pearson. "If SB16 passes, many of those relationships will come to a
 screeching halt. Southern Illinois politics are in a state of change, with
 senate races getting closer all the time. If the senate Democrats who
 elected Emil Jones to the presidency cannot control him, then we'll do what
 we can to take his majority away from him. No friend of Emil Jones is a
 friend of ours."
     The ISRA-PVF is a political action committee affiliated with the
 Illinois State Rifle Association. A copy of our report is available for a
 fee from the Illinois State Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois.
 
 

SOURCE ISRA Political Victory Fund