Category Archives: Second Amendment

Rep. Walsh to Chairman Issa: We Must Hold Holder in Contempt

From the office of Rep. Joe Walsh (R, Illinois 8th District)… WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Joe Walsh (IL-8) met with Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa and urged him to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of an October 12, 2011 … Continue reading

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Criminal That Survived 10 Previous Shootings Killed by Homeowner During B&E

-By Warner Todd Huston As Fred Witzell says, this is the feels good story of the day. Apparently a violent criminal that may have survived as many as 10 other shooting incidents was killed by an Engelwood homeowner as the … Continue reading

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Court Reinstates Suit Challenging Cook County Assault Weapons Ban

-By The Chicago Sun Times SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court gave new life Thursday to a challenge to Cook County’s ban on assault weapons. A judge was wrong to throw out the challenge, and so was the appeals court … Continue reading

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Gun Owners of America Endorses Rep. Manzullo Over Rep. Kinzinger

From the Campaign to re-elect Rep. Don Manzullo (R., 16th District)… Manzullo continues to sweep conservative endorsements 11-0 [WASHINGTON] – Gun Owners of America, a national conservative group founded 37 years ago to defend the 2nd Amendment rights of gun … Continue reading

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Manzullo Urges Illinois Officials to Oppose Bills that Would Undermine the Rights of Gun Owners

From Rep. Don Manzullo (R., 16th District)… [ROCKFORD] – Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today urged Illinois leaders to oppose gun control legislation working its way through the Illinois General Assembly and instead join our nation’s 49 other states and pursue … Continue reading

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Albracht for Senate: DO NOT TAX OUR FIREARMS!

From the Albracht for Senate campaign… Bill Albracht stands, unequivocally, against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s proposal to register and tax all firearms in the State of Illinois: “Considering the condition of the State of Illinois and how business is conducted … Continue reading

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Jarratt for Senate: Pension Reform and the 2nd Amendment‏

From the Jarratt for Senate (31st District) campaign… Common Sense Pension Reform This week, I released my common sense pension reform plan. It can be summarized as follows: No Pension issued under 20 years of service Pension payout will be … Continue reading

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Lennie Jarratt Announces Support for 2nd Amendment Rights

From the Jarratt for Senate (31st District) campaign… (Round Lake, IL – February 10, 2011) Lennie Jarratt condemns the assault on the 2nd Amendment by Springfield with bills such as HB 1294, HB 1599, HB 1855 and the proposed gun … Continue reading

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Alert: Three Anti-Gun Bills In Illinois

From the Illinois Rifle Association… Your Immediate Action Needed: Pending House Votes on Three Anti-Gun Bills in Illinois Three anti-gun bills passed yesterday in the state House Rules Committee and could be voted on at anytime when the House convenes … Continue reading

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Rep. Johnson Introduces National Conceal-Carry Act

From the office of Rep. Timothy Johnson (R, 15th District)… WASHINGTON, D.C. – As promised, U.S. Rep. Timothy V. Johnson has introduced legislation to guarantee all citizens their constitutional right to carry concealed weapons. The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, or … Continue reading

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