Will this nonsense ever end[:@]





Published Letter to the Editor from ISRA Member:
Anti-gun proposals harass law abiding



Our very own Don Bekeleski wrote:
Commissioners William Beavers and Larry Suffredin have proposed two ordinances for Cook County. Here is a synopsis, since the newspapers certainly don't want you to know this.

Ban all gun stores within 15 miles of each other even if the other store is in another county or within a mile of any church, school, home for the aged or any public park. Result: All gun shops have to close, including the new Cabela's in Hoffman Estates.

Register all guns in the county, with a fee attached. Also, every handgun must have a load indicator to be registered. That means all handguns up to now have to be turned in to the sheriff because they just don't have such a feature. ...

Read the whole letter in theDaily Herald.

Posted Wed Jan 23 19:24:14 CST 2008





ISRA and Cabela's take on Suffredin



The Illinois State Rifle Association and Cabela's Inc., a hunting, camping and fishing merchandise retail chain, are teaming up to prevent the passage of two Cook County ordinances that they say would put unfair restrictions on gun sellers.

In a news release issued shortly after Commissioner Larry Suffredin introduced a gun control ordinance last month, the Illinois State Rifle Association said Cabela's superstore in Hoffman Estates would be forced to close if the measure is approved.

"Cabela's Hoffman Estates store employs hundreds of Cook County residents and brings in millions of sales tax dollars for the county," association Executive Director Richard Pearson said in the statement. "If Cabela's cannot sell firearms, then there is no Cabela's. If there is no Cabela's, then those retail dollars flee to DuPage, Kane or Will counties."

Suffredin's proposal would prohibit gun shops from operating within one mile of a school or park, or within 10 miles of another gun shop. It also would make gun shows illegal in Cook County. ...

Read the whole story inThe Times (nwi.com)

Posted Mon Jan 21 18:09:36 CST 2008