Supporting gun ownership and sportsmen's rights in response to the flurry of anti-gun and sport legislation under consideration in Congress and the Illinois State Legislature.
(If you would like to include your organization or events on our calendar, please contact us and we'll accommodate you)
As Chairman of the Law & Justice Committee of the McHenry County Board, Nick Provenzano has led the fight in
support of the 2nd Amendment and gun owner’s rights. His recent leadership to introduce the Pro 2nd Amendment
Resolution led to a unanimous vote of support by all 24 county board members of our gun owners rights. Nick’s
leadership came at a difficult time in Northern Illinois and came prior to the Supreme Court ruling upholding 2nd
Amendment rights to individual citizens. Nick stood up to Chicago politicians and the Governor at a time when it wasn’t
politically correct.
Now Nick needs our help as he faces an Anti-gun Democrat challenger for his County Board seat in the fall election. This
opponent will surely use Nick’s defense of 2nd Amendment Rights as a tool to rally the Anti-gun radicals to defeat Nick in November. We can’t let that happen and now is our time to come together to help Nick’s campaign.
Please join with the Sportsman’s Association at a fundraising dinner on Nick’s behalf on September 18.
$30 per person Dinner & Cash Bar
McHenry VFW Post 4600
3002 W. Rte. 120 McHenry, IL
Details on this PDF.
A great article from Steve Chapman at the Chicago Tribune that debunks the so-called public health link between firearms and suicide rates.
Read it here.
Best quote:
But let's suppose science could establish that people who obtain firearms do indeed increase their death rate (or the death rate of their family members) from suicide. So what?
Buying a car may shorten your lifespan, since traffic accidents are a major killer. Building a backyard swimming pool creates a potential fatal hazard to you and your loved ones. But nobody says the government should interfere with such decisions.
Posted 08:21PM Jul 15, 2008 by MCSA
From Kurt at "Armed and Safe", we find out that DC is trying to pass fantastically stringent laws in DC, post-Heller.
Go read his article by clicking the link above, but if you don't have time, here are some salient points:
--As has been mentioned before, ban semi-automatic pistols--they might have trouble upholding this one, since the majority decision refers to the "common use" test as a criterion for judging gun laws;
--Allow the registration of only one handgun per person;
--Require that guns be unloaded and locked up--this is another provision that might have some trouble holding up, as it seems to fly directly in the face of what small protection of gun rights is provided by Heller;
--Require fingerprints, photographs, written test, and vision test;
--Require that firearm undergo ballistic identification testing--which could take "weeks or months"--I wonder if they'll find that as useful as Maryland has in terms of fighting crime;
--Prohibit taking the gun outside--even as far as the porch;
Kurt was being sarcastic when he asked if new gun owners would have to wear a yellow revolver to mark them... Probably not far off.
Posted 07:17PM Jul 15, 2008 by MCSA
