Illinois: Make Your Voice Heard for Gun Rights in Lake County!

Friday, June 27, 2008

As many of you are likely aware, there has been an effort in Illinois to pass resolutions in support of the Second Amendment at the county level for more than a year.  Although two counties passed resolutions in 2003, the real effort to promote this program began last March, while pro-gun activists were traveling to IGOLD (Illinois Gun Owners’ Lobby Day) in Springfield.  Currently, 82 of the state’s 102 counties have passed resolutions supporting the Second Amendment.  In Lake County, there is a petition drive to promote passage of a resolution, which has already collected approximately 3,000 signatures.  In light of the recent Supreme Court of the United States ruling that the Second Amendment protects an individual right, many of the 20 remaining counties, including Lake County, should be interested in showing their support of our Right to Keep and Bear Arms.  If you wish to help with this effort in Lake County, there are several things you can do.  First, you can sign a petition supporting the passage of a resolution.  There are several companies in Lake County where you can find petitions, including Bass Pro Shop, Smoking Gun, 1st Firearms, The Outdoorsman, Vintage Firearms, The Adventure Store, D & J Guns, and West Insurance.  You can also go to http://www.pro2aresolution.com for information on the efforts in Lake County, as well as the effort across Illinois.  Finally, you can contact members of the Lake County Board and urge them to support passage of a resolution supporting the Second Amendment.  Information on Lake County Board Members can be found at http://www.co.lake.il.us/board/members.asp.  Please do what you can to promote this effort.

Attention Illinois Gun Owners:  Please join featured speaker, Dr. Suzanna Hupp, and NRA-ILA Grassroots Division Director, Glen Caroline at "The Second Amendment Freedom Rally" in Chicago on Friday, July 11, 2008!  Sponsored by the Illinois State Rifle Association and IllinoisCarry.com, this historic event will allow all law-abiding gun owners to stand together, in the heart of downtown Chicago, and celebrate the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision formally recognizing the Second Amendment as an individual right! 

In response to the Supreme Court's ruling, Governor Blagojevich was quoted as saying; "I want express my extreme disappointment with the decision issued today by the Supreme Court," and, "I am an advocate for common sense gun laws."  The Supreme Court says we've been right all along, but Governor Blagojevich thinks he knows better.  Come to "The Second Amendment Freedom Rally" and show the anti-gun governor that Illinois gun owners side with the Supreme Court, not him. 

The event will be held July 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the James R. Thompson Center, located at 100 W. Randolph Street, in Chicago.  For more information, details on transportation, and parking options, please contact the Illinois State Rifle Association at (815) 635-3198, or go to www.ChicagoRally.isra.org.  Don't miss this first-of-its-kind rally in the history of Chicago!