The Illinois House Gun Violence Prevention Committee is holding a public hearing today in Springfield on House Bill 3320, the so-called “Responsibility in Firearm Legislation Act, and Prairie State gun owners are encouraged to contact committee members and ask them to reject this measure.
“This bill requires firearms manufacturers, importers and retailers to obtain a state license in order to sell their products to Illinois residents,” explained Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. “It’s nothing more than a massive revenue generator to feed the state coffers at the expense of everyone in the firearms industry, starting with gunmakers and ending with gun dealers, who will pass these costs onto consumers.
“The legislation essentially penalizes law-abiding businesses and individual gun buyers to finance the public health costs and financial burdens incurred as a result of violent crime in the state, for which gun makers, dealers, and their customers, aren’t responsible,” Gottlieb added. “Essentially, honest business people and their customers are being financially scapegoated by politicians in Springfield who have repeatedly failed to prevent or even reduce violent crime, much of which is caused by repeat offenders who shouldn’t be out on the streets.”
The committee hearing is scheduled to begin at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the Capitol Building, Room 118 and Virtual Room 2. To contact members of the committee, click on the individual names below:
Representative Maura Hirschauer, Representative Yolonda Morris, Representative Kelly M. Cassidy , Representative Christopher “C.D.” Davidsmeyer, Representative Martha Deuter, Representative Laura Faver Dias, Representative Norine K. Hammond, Representative Tracy Katz Muhl , Representative Chris Miller , Representative Bob Morgan, Representative Adam M. Niemerg, Representative Nabeela Syed. Representative Michael Crawford’s office number is (217) 782-4207.
“It is imperative that Illinois gun owners contact committee members and make their voices heard,” Gottlieb said.
If they are purporting to require out of state companies (i.e., those with no physical presence or operations in the state) to obtain a state license just to do business with Illinois residents, that is likely unconstitutional under the Interstate Commerce Clause.
“…to obtain a state license just to do business with Illinois residents, that is likely unconstitutional under the Interstate Commerce Clause.”
Yeah, but that takes *years* to undo in the courts.
Any way to jump-start the process?
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ISIS Attack Thwarted at Army Facility Near Detroit, Michigan.
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Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, was arrested and charged with providing training and materiel to undercover federal agents. Investigators claim the planned attack is related to ISIS.
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A Michigan Army National Guard member was arrested for allegedly plotting a mass shooting at the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command facility in Warren, Michigan, on behalf of ISIS, according to the Justice Department.
Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said was apprehended Tuesday after traveling near the military base and launching a drone as part of his attack plan.
In conversations with an undercover FBI agent, Said reportedly advised, “I recommend everyone have about seven magazines because you don’t want to be in there and run out of ammo,” as detailed in a criminal complaint.
He faces charges of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and distributing information related to a destructive device, with a potential penalty of up to 20 years per count if convicted.
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(note: this Michigan Army National Guard member is a former member.)
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another sneaky spammer – ‘roofing contractor Tampa’ with link in name.