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Hey folks, found this and it is rather disturbing.
http://www.isra.org/
The bill HB4132 seeks to ban ANY REPLICA WEAPONS (including tanks and cannons in town squares and VFW's!!!).
A quote from ISRA:
"Never in my career have I seen such a slick attempt at instituting a state-wide gun ban," commented ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson. "Nearly every firearm model for sale in Illinois was either designed for military use, or is used by the military for one purpose or another. Therefore, under this bill, nearly every pistol, revolver, rifle or shotgun owned by Illinois citizens would be banned."
"The laughable part is that the scope of this bill goes way beyond conventional firearms," continued Pearson. "Every VFW and American Legion Post would have to remove the tanks and howitzers from their property or face prosecution. The cannon adorning town squares across the state would have to be rounded up and destroyed. The dummy grenade paperweight on your desk would have to go as well. Oh boy, and won't all the honor guards look pretty snappy shouldering broomsticks in the July Fourth parades next year?"
"HB4132 is so sweeping that it would go as far as to ban cap guns and water pistols," said Pearson. "Given that this is an election year, I can't wait to see how Rep. Chapa LaVia will spin her ban on squirt guns to her political advantage."
edit: Link is not working-
http://ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp...80&SessionID=50
Here is the text of the actual bill:
Sec. 24-11. Replica military style weapons.
8 (a) It is unlawful for any person to purchase, possess,
9 use, sell, give away, or otherwise transfer, or to engage in
10 the business of selling, or to exhibit for sale, any replica
11 rocket propelled grenade launcher, bazooka, artillery piece,
12 grenade, mine, bomb, or items similar to weapons designed and
13 manufactured for military purposes or replicas of those items.
14 (B.) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class A
15 misdemeanor
Rather vague, but it would become a crime in IL to own any "items similar to weapons designed and manufactured for military purposes or replicas of those items". Not only would most real steel guns become illegal, but all of airsoft would be as well. Please contact your representatives and let them know how you feel about this proposed law.
http://www.isra.org/
The bill HB4132 seeks to ban ANY REPLICA WEAPONS (including tanks and cannons in town squares and VFW's!!!).
A quote from ISRA:
"Never in my career have I seen such a slick attempt at instituting a state-wide gun ban," commented ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson. "Nearly every firearm model for sale in Illinois was either designed for military use, or is used by the military for one purpose or another. Therefore, under this bill, nearly every pistol, revolver, rifle or shotgun owned by Illinois citizens would be banned."
"The laughable part is that the scope of this bill goes way beyond conventional firearms," continued Pearson. "Every VFW and American Legion Post would have to remove the tanks and howitzers from their property or face prosecution. The cannon adorning town squares across the state would have to be rounded up and destroyed. The dummy grenade paperweight on your desk would have to go as well. Oh boy, and won't all the honor guards look pretty snappy shouldering broomsticks in the July Fourth parades next year?"
"HB4132 is so sweeping that it would go as far as to ban cap guns and water pistols," said Pearson. "Given that this is an election year, I can't wait to see how Rep. Chapa LaVia will spin her ban on squirt guns to her political advantage."
edit: Link is not working-
http://ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp...80&SessionID=50
Here is the text of the actual bill:
Sec. 24-11. Replica military style weapons.
8 (a) It is unlawful for any person to purchase, possess,
9 use, sell, give away, or otherwise transfer, or to engage in
10 the business of selling, or to exhibit for sale, any replica
11 rocket propelled grenade launcher, bazooka, artillery piece,
12 grenade, mine, bomb, or items similar to weapons designed and
13 manufactured for military purposes or replicas of those items.
14 (B.) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class A
15 misdemeanor
Rather vague, but it would become a crime in IL to own any "items similar to weapons designed and manufactured for military purposes or replicas of those items". Not only would most real steel guns become illegal, but all of airsoft would be as well. Please contact your representatives and let them know how you feel about this proposed law.
Note: The bill is unlikely to pass just because of the grand scale of items its going to ban, still if theres any arnie views out there in illinois that hasn't caught wind of this, make sure this bill gets the boot in the ass.
Edited by Syndrome, 25 January 2006 - 09:48 PM.
