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	<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 00:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Cary Kid</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My good fend, and com-padre  The Cary Kid has taken a turn for the worse with his battle of  cancer. He is now in the hospital, they have put a feeding tub in him yesterday, and soon they will operate on his larynx.<br />
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 00:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Report on April 2012 Illinois Muster</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twelve shooters participated in the April 2012 Illinois State GAF Muster. Results as follows:<br />
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<strong class='bbc'><span class='bbc_underline'>Scout </strong></span><br />
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1. Joe Knaak - Cornbread Lawman<br />
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2. Dave Punzel - Ninety Seven<br />
3. Cory Gray - Ten Beers<br />
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4. Msgt. Don Long - Sierra Hombre GAF #700<br />
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<strong class='bbc'><span class='bbc_underline'>Milspec -Single Shot</strong></span><br />
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1. Doug Strong - Hopalong Strong GAF #774<br />
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<strong class='bbc'><span class='bbc_underline'>Militia</strong></span> <br />
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1. Pat Gannon - Shamrock GAF #447<br />
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<strong class='bbc'><span class='bbc_underline'>Buffalo Scout<br />
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</strong></span>1. John Clint - Johnny Popper<br />
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2. James Zinkel - I.M. Portly<br />
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3. John Saffron - Johnny McCrae GAF #644<br />
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4. Paul Gritmacher - Big Grit GAF #701<br />
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<strong class='bbc'><span class='bbc_underline'>Cadet<br />
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1. Alex Knaak - Zip Zander<br />
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2. Charles Strong - Moose Wrangler GAF #781<br />
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Special thanks to Shamrock’s Kid Two for registration duty and Trooper Doug Strong and Cadet Charles Strong for noon mess that far exceeded the usual hardtack, beans and coffee.<br />
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Regards,<br />
Bvt. Lt. Col. Pat "Shamrock" Gannon <br />
Commanding, Division of Illinois<br />
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 13:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>GAF Muster photos</title>
		<link>http://www.goodguysposse.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=9225</link>
		<description>I just posted the photos from the shoot. If anyone wants to print any, let me know which ones and I can email a full resolution copy to you.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>April 2012 Scores</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<span style='font-family: Comic Sans MS'><span style='font-size: 13px;'><span style='color: #800080'>Well here we are in the new shooting season. Had a pretty decent weather day, hope everybody had a good time.<br />
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I'd like to remind everyone that your SASS# is important as well as what category you are shooting. SASS# just makes it easier on me when I enter the scores. What category you are shooting makes it easier on you because if it's not there it's up to me. That could get interesting.<br />
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Also if you see I messed up let me know, I'll fix it for you.<br />
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Don't forget the GAF muster with Shamrock and Hopalong Strong next weekend. Should be a good time and Mrs. Shamrock makes a great lunch from what I'm told<br />
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SK</span></span></span><br />
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>April 2012 Stages</title>
		<link>http://www.goodguysposse.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=9216</link>
		<description><![CDATA[See attached for April Stages<br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>2012 GGP Match Schedule</title>
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		<title>2012 GAF Muster</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grand Army of the Frontier<br />
Illinois State Muster<br />
29 April 2012<br />
Rockford Illinois<br />
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The first of two 2011 Illinois State Musters will be held on 29 April 2012 at the Good Guys Posse Dry Gulch Ranch located near Rockford, Illinois. The second muster will be held on 30 September 2012. In the morning we will shoot five stages that will follow the theme: Heroes of the 7<sup class='bbc'>th</sup> Cavalry .<br />
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We will have lunch and in the afternoon shoot three “Wild Bunch” Stages, bring your 1911’s, pistol caliber lever action rifles and ’97 shotguns.<br />
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If you have questions get a hold of me at shamrockgannon@live.com or 217/722-8512<br />
Gun carts will be allowed at this muster because there are no provisions for stacking firearms. Hearing protection and side shields/wrap around safety glasses are required for anyone on the range. SASS safety rules will apply. The muster is shot with a rifle and one pistol. Bring a second revolver, because it will be required for one stage. Pistols will be shot “dualist.” Uniforms not required. Categories based on GAF Battle rifle standards. <br />
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Pre-registration isn’t required but appreciated by the Mess Sergeant (Mrs. Shamrock) so she can determine the amount of food she needs for the noon mess(lunch). <br />
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Registration at 0800 – Safety Meeting at 0845 – Muster begins at 0900 – Lunch at 1230 – Wild Bunch Stages at 1300<br />
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Bvt Lt. Col. Pat “Shamrock” Gannon <br />
Commanding, Division of Illinois<br />
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Registration 2010 Illinois State Muster<br />
Name: ________________________________________________ GAF # __________<br />
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Address:________________________________________________________________<br />
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City: ________________________________________ State: _________ Zip: _______<br />
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Alias:____________________________________<br />
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Email: _______________________________________ Phone #: _______________<br />
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Category: Black Powder or Smokeless<br />
Milspec Repeater Milspec Single Shot Staff Officer Infantry <br />
Scout Militia <br />
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Cost is $20.00 includes lunch. Make checks out to Pat Gannon. Send registration to Pat Gannon, 200 Clover Chase Circle, Woodstock, IL 60098 <br />
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Huge Pro CCW Ruling!</title>
		<link>http://www.goodguysposse.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=9201</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class='bbc_center'><span style='font-size: 13px;'>MARYLAND RULING A HUGE VICTORY' <br />
FOR SECOND AMENDMENT, SAYS SAF</span></div><br />
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BELLEVUE, WA - A federal court ruling in Maryland, that the Second Amendment right to bear arms extends beyond the home and that citizens may not be required to offer a "good and substantial reason" for obtaining a concealed carry permit, is a huge victory, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.<br />
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Ruling in the case of Woollard v. Sheridan - a case brought by SAF in July 2010 on behalf of Maryland resident Raymond Woollard, who was denied his carry permit renewal - the U.S. District Court for Maryland ruled that "The Court finds that the right to bear arms is not limited to the home."<br />
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U.S. District Court Judge Benson Everett Legg noted, "In addition to self-defense, the (Second Amendment) right was also understood to allow for militia membership and hunting. To secure these rights, the Second Amendments protections must extend beyond the home: neither hunting nor militia training is a household activity, and self-defense has to take place wherever [a] person happens to be'."<br />
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"This is a monumentally important decision," said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. "The federal district court has carefully spelled out the obvious, that the Second Amendment does not stop at one's doorstep, but protects us wherever we have a right to be. Once again, SAF's attorney in this case, Alan Gura, has won an important legal victory. He was the attorney who argued the landmark Heller case, and he represented SAF in our Supreme Court victory in McDonald v. City of Chicago.<br />
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"Equally important in Judge Legg's ruling," he added, "is that concealed carry statutes that are so discretionary in nature as to be arbitrary do not pass constitutional muster."<br />
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"A citizen may not be required to offer a good and substantial reason' why he should be permitted to exercise his rights," Judge Legg wrote. "The right's existence is all the reason he needs."<br />
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"Judge Legg's ruling takes a substantial step toward restoring the Second Amendment to its rightful place in the Bill of Rights, and provides gun owners with another significant victory," Gottlieb concluded. "SAF will continue winning back firearms freedoms one lawsuit at a time."<br />
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The Second Amendment Foundation (<a href='http://www.saf.org/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>www.saf.org</a>) is the nation's oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control. In addition to the landmark <em class='bbc'>McDonald v. Chicago</em> Supreme Court Case, SAF has previously funded successful firearms-related suits against the cities of Los Angeles; New Haven, CT; New Orleans; Chicago and San Francisco on behalf of American gun owners, a lawsuit against the cities suing gun makers and numerous amicus briefs holding the Second Amendment as an individual right.<br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<span style='color: #099000'><span style='font-size: 17px;'>Lizzie brought home some pictures from their Florida visit a week ago.  My brother-in-law had some pictures from when I was chasing this bunny for about four years until she caught me.  Been trying to figure a way to get free for the last forty some years without success.  Can't believe I was ever that young and what was I looking at and thinking when this picture was taken? <br />
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I believe the bunny was fifteen or sixteen and I was seventeen or eighteen at the time.  <br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>New Ruger Vaquero Hammer change</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi All..<br />
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I want to put the Montado Style or lower profile type hammers on my New Ruger Vaqueros.<br />
Which ones do I get and where can I find them in stock? Is this just the hammer only<br />
or is it envolve other parts also? If anyone has stock/part numbers that would be great.....<br />
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Thanks much......]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Illinois attack on gun rights</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<span style='font-family: Helvetica'><span style='font-size: 13px;'><strong class='bbc'><span style='font-family: Arial'><span style='font-size: 17px;'><br />
URGENT ALERT – EMANUAL/OBAMA MACHINE PLANS SNEAK ATTACK ON YOUR GUN RIGHTS<br />
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Your Attendance Urgently Needed at Massive Gun Rights Rally on March 7th<br />
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As many of you know, the Illinois House Executive Committee sent two extremely anti-gun bills to the floor yesterday:<br />
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<a href='http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109423045335&s=9478&e=001g7SzFNylChjBquJL8KqPfJEIaLdTMH-IWe_ybBFNYx45PFsY08P7PPI2k1xgbk575VSghrMNcA3Pk8p7RZt2wSmdYfELC4bhE5zk77Y0Qm7U1ivkTm5eWX2S7DcsuoFbZLYJzDkeSJbx_GSqUs7nMIgV4ldLCnMcFJFLqh_35OBGgy8neGcNFHoQkjDjVPmiuuNvWRJDm9EhFEB2d7eS8fxjJr7AdIhSxOrpO-z4zztGGk9CTn5LZVkXy-_9R5DK' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>HB5831</a> – this bill would tack a $65.00 tax on every hand gun you own and require you to register like a sex offender.<br />
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<a href='http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109423045335&s=9478&e=001g7SzFNylChibLXBmC02Exb50yCPCSBGJtGhsa-Iez-PPb48gp2xDnTXP3r8wlTNsRZEvwU6-GGm44JZD92dTKsTNZTqFo8AFl5Poh8VcPxk5_1fAd_CfwyRenxks75VYXnUusqc-fCZIJPwjUfz0Z0tCA4QpkuNnVSI5crKZamLT379CDHw-Sgf5c-4rct4-fRAjxPG5_b3HIrIkAY3U4PyCLwuDDlmnBqUZncYtXXh6JTYcTuM4WTmSWhwfi_Q9' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>HB5167</a> – this bill would tack a 2% “Sin Tax” on all ammunition sales in the state with the proceeds from the tax going to a fund to help pay for a healthcare program for gang bangers and drug lords.<br />
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EACH OF THESE TWO BILLS HAVE ONE PURPOSE AND ONE PURPOSE ONLY – TO PUNISH LAW-ABIDING FIREARM OWNERS<br />
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The Emanuel/Obama gun haters aren’t being the least bit bashful about their intent, they have made it clear that they will “screw-over” gun owners by any means possible.<br />
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WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP PRESERVE AND PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS<br />
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1. Demonstrate your support for your gun rights – attend IGOLD 2012 - Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day on March 7th. See<a href='http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109423045335&s=9478&e=001g7SzFNylChipPxijeEupjR41s7_Dk6nAETKRq9SZeeXwOJyIFGcYfPFckTVea0Y-5ZK8XzrRTRuF_sxtwM9LTVYoqgX0IezN71uc0x6XcYg=' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://igold.isra.org</a> for further details.<br />
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2. Contact your State Representative and politely inform him/her that you are a law-abiding firearm owner and that you do not support taxing ammunition and you do not support registering firearm owners like sex offenders. Tell him/her that you expect to see them vote AGAINST HB5831 and AGAINST HB5167 when these antigun bills come to the floor. If you do not know who your State Representative is, click this link to go to the Illinois Board of Elections:<br />
<a href='http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109423045335&s=9478&e=001g7SzFNylChj1lfMPh86NDFc9NMm84Nxf6OCm7hhh3rh4cj7w1kt3pyd4CWWu4U5AhKZzrK6gtZaBQrOtJUuIJURpT-1XVdvyUHhwyiWzRqORrOYrKzSWxMTL1EcXlVh7ILLI-NgvAuIpN8ratIyTe4hyWr85zI0r8XyTSxAA4w0ukSRa9GSvL6r4P7IgWAR3bvcCN66yZ1s=' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.elections.state.il.us/DistrictLocator/DistrictOfficialSearchByAddress.aspx</a> .<br />
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3. Contact the sponsor of the ammo tax, State Representative Kelly Cassidy, <a href='mailto:repcassidy@gmail.com' title='E-mail Link' class='bbc_email'>repcassidy@gmail.com</a>, (217) 782-8088, (773) 784-2002, and tell her that you do not appreciate the idea of being taxed to pay gang bangers’ medical bills.<br />
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4. Contact the chief co-sponsor of the ammo tax, State Representative Kimberly du Buclet, <a href='mailto:rep26district@gmail.com' title='E-mail Link' class='bbc_email'>rep26district@gmail.com</a> , (217) 782-2023, (773) 285-1110, and tell her that you do not appreciate the idea of being taxed to pay gang bangers’ medical bills.<br />
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5. Contact the sponsor of the Emanuel/Obama gun tax, State Representative William Davis, (217) 782-8197, (708) 799-7300, and tell him that you do not appreciate the idea of being registered like a sex offender and having to pay a tax for exercising your constitutional right to keep and bear arms.<br />
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6. Pass this alert on to all your gun owning friends and family, tell them to follow the instructions above.<br />
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7. Post this alert to any and all Internet bulletin boards or blogs to which you belong.<br />
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REMEMBER – GUN CONTROL IS A DISEASE AND YOU’RE THE CURE!</span><br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Illinois CCW</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<span style='font-family: Arial'><span style='font-size: 13px;'><span style='font-family: Arial'><span style='font-size: 13px;'><img src='http://www.isra.org/images/isra_headline_news.gif' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /><br />
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</span></span><span style='color: #000000'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 15px;'><strong class='bbc'><span style='font-size: px;'>Most area law enforcement leaders support concealed carry</span></strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span style='color: #000000'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 13px;'>Most law enforcement leaders in Boone and Winnebago counties support the right for residents to carry concealed firearms, so long as proper safeguards are in place. The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police also supports concealed carry. <br />
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“Any time we allow a well-trained person to carry a handgun, they can possibly prevent some of these tragic incidents that happen ... or cut down on the number of victims,” said Cherry Valley Police Chief Todd Houde. <br />
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A town-hall style meeting is being hosted by Illinois Carry from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at Giovanni's, 610 N. Bell School Road, Rockford. <br />
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Local law-enforcement leaders note that proper safeguards, such as thorough background checks and mandatory training, must coincide with any new concealed carry laws. <br />
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“There are 49 states with concealed carry to include our border state of Wisconsin. I believe some form of concealed carry in Illinois is just a matter of time,” Winnebago County Sheriff Dick Meyers said. “It is better to adopt legislation that creates appropriate requirements for both training and possession with those standards applied uniformly throughout the state.” <br />
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Rockford Police Chief Chet Epperson takes a more neutral stance. He defers to state legislators and City Council members to decide whether it’s time for concealed carry, but says he supports a thorough training and certification process for anyone who wishes to carry a weapon if concealed carry laws do pass. <br />
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“Possession of a firearm is a tremendous responsibility that should be reserved to those with the proven capacity to bear that burden,” Epperson said. <br />
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Epperson notes that law enforcement agencies must adjust their tactics to respond to situations where law-abiding people are armed with a weapon. <br />
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“Our department will now have that additional element to contend with on a more frequent basis in their response to crime scenes,” he said. “If concealed carry becomes the law in Illinois, I am confident that the members of the Rockford Police Department and our local law enforcement agency partners will be up to the task.” <br />
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Here's a list of police chiefs, sheriffs and top prosecutors from Boone and Winnebago counties that I've talked to today and where they stand on concealed carry. <br />
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Supporters of concealed carry: Winnebago County Sheriff Dick Meyers, Boone County Sheriff Duane Wirth, Rockton Police Chief Steve Dickson, Roscoe Police Chief Jamie Evans, Belvidere Police Chief Jan Noble, Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato, Loves Park Police Chief Jim Puckett, Winnebago Police Chief Todd Stockburger, Cherry Valley Police Chief Todd Houde. <br />
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Some of their comments include: Bruscato: “Part of my objective as State’s Attorney is reducing crime and increasing safety. I believe concealed carry does that.” <br />
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Stockburger: “I support concealed carry because I believe it could either deter or prevent certain criminal acts from occurring.” <br />
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Puckett: “All the other states seem like it has worked for them without major outcry that they should not have gone to concealed carry. As long as everything is in place: The accountability, the training and the law is written correctly, I don’t see any problem with it.” <br />
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Dickson: “I support concealed carry legislation that requires training and demonstration the person is capable and competent with a firearm and eligible for an Illinois FOID card.” <br />
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Evans: “As long as there were safeguards in place to ensure permits were not given to people who shouldn’t have them, such as felons or people court ordered not to be in possession, along with proper training I am for concealed carry. I feel law abiding citizens should be allowed to protect themselves. Conversely, criminals who want to possess firearms will inevitably find a way to do so.” <br />
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Neutral: Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier, Rockford Police Chief Chet Epperson, Durand Police Chief Robert Corwin. <br />
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Courier: “I have a personal opinion regarding the issue. However, as state’s attorney, I wish to remain neutral on this issue and leave the issue to the legislators who were elected to make that decision.” <br />
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Corwin: “I’m not opposed to it if it’s done right and with regulations. There has to be some very strict guidelines. As long as those guidelines are set up, and they're strict enough, I think it’s going to come.” <strong class='bbc'>...</strong> <br />
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<em class='bbc'>Read the story <a href='http://www.rrstar.com/blogs/kevinhaas/x1331032829/Most-local-law-enforcement-leaders-support-concealed-carry' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>here </a> from the Rockford Register Star</em><br />
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</span></span><span style='color: #000000'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 15px;'><strong class='bbc'><span style='font-size: px;'>Illinois Politicians Plot New Assaults on Gun Ownership</span></strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span style='color: #000000'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 13px;'>Gun owners in Illinois are bracing for a fight against the latest round of legislation aimed at inhibiting their right to keep and bear arms. With efforts to essentially ban the ownership of firearms having been struck down by the Supreme Court, and Illinois now standing as the only state that makes no provision for legal concealed carry of firearms, leftist politicians in Chicago and throughout the state are far from conceding defeat. <br />
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This time, according to critics, they are attempting to interfere with the free exercise of Second Amendment liberties by simply taxing gun ownership and use beyond the means of many residents. <br />
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Taxation has often been used as a means of social coercion; so-called “sin taxes” on alcohol and cigarettes, for example, have been used as a means of supposedly discouraging the use of such products, while providing the government with a lucrative means of taxing the public in addition to many other forms of property, income, and sales taxes that regularly assault the public’s pocketbooks. Now, Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago), a member of the Illinois legislature, is proposing a similar “sin tax” on ammunition. At the same time, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing for a new statewide “handgun registry” that would not only impose an onerous burden on gun owners ($65 per firearm), but would also create a massive state database tracking the location and ownership of every firearm in the state. <br />
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Cassidy’s bill to increase the taxes on ammunition is supposedly intended to fund a “high-crime trauma center grant fund” by means of a two-percent surtax on ammunition. The grant fund would then be used to give financial assistance to trauma centers in “high-crime areas.” An article by Judson Berger for FoxNews explains the logic behind the new tax: <br />
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The idea is to begin to offset the high cost of gun violence. Mark Walsh, campaign director for the Illinois Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, told FoxNews.com that cost often ends up being shouldered by these urban trauma centers. <br />
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"[The money would go] into communities here in Illinois that have been damaged with gun violence," he said. "I think it's a legitimate way to pursue funding." <br />
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Cassidy filed the bill (HB 5167) on February 8; nine days later it was assigned to the executive committee. According to the text of the legislation, the new tax would come into effect at the beginning of next year: <br />
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Beginning January 1, 2013, in addition to all other rates of tax imposed under this Act, a surcharge of 2% is imposed on the selling price of firearm ammunition, except firearm ammunition purchased by the Department of Natural Resources. "Firearm" and "firearm ammunition" have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. <br />
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The legislation also specifies that all the funds raised through the new surcharge would be distributed monthly to designated “trauma centers”: <br />
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Beginning January 1, 2013, the Department shall pay into the High Crime Trauma Center Grant Fund 100% of the net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 2% surcharge on the selling price of firearm ammunition. <br />
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Critics of the legislation, including Richard Pearson of the Illinois State Rifle Association, view the new ammunition surcharge as one that taxes gun owners — especially those in rural areas — to pay the costs for Chicago’s high crime rate. As Pearson told FoxNews: <br />
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"We aren't causing the problem. They are," Pearson said. "It's an attack on firearm owners and their rights.... They think that because we like to target shoot and hunt, we're bad people, and we should pay for all the ills of the city of Chicago." <br />
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The Fox story continued, <br />
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Since gun owners in Illinois have to have a special ID card which requires a background check to obtain, Pearson said those committing crimes of gun violence aren't likely to be paying much into the proposed tax fund. <br />
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"They're not buying their ammunition [legally]. They're not paying any part of the tax. They're getting their stuff illegally," he said.<strong class='bbc'>...</strong> <br />
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<em class='bbc'>Read the whole story <a href='http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/10978-illinois-politicians-plot-new-assaults-on-gun-ownership' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>here </a> from The New American Magazine</em><br />
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		<title>Illinois state-wide handgun registry</title>
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</span></span><span style='color: #000000'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 15px;'><strong class='bbc'><span style='font-size: px;'>Chicago Mayor Emanuel to push for state-wide handgun registry</span></strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span style='color: #000000'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 13px;'>Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants lawmakers to require that all handguns in Illinois be registered with the state, or gun owners could face felony charges. <br />
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A statewide gun registry is key in helping solve Chicago crimes that involve handguns from outside the city, and would also help crack down on gun trafficking, Emanuel is expected to argue Thursday. <br />
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Under Emanuel's proposal, handgun owners would have to pay $65 for a registration certificate from the state, which would function much like the title to a car. Illinois law currently requires that gun owners and shooters have a firearm owners identification card, which works like a drivers license. But the guns themselves are not registered at the state level. <br />
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Emanuel is set to lay out his plan Thursday at a center for at-risk youth on Chicago's South Side, according to administration sources. <br />
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The handgun registration certificate would include information about the owner, the make and model of the gun, as well as where and when the firearm was bought. Registratin[sic] applicants would also need a valid firearm owners identification card<strong class='bbc'>...</strong> <br />
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		<description><![CDATA[<span style='font-family: Helvetica'><span style='font-size: 13px;'><strong class='bbc'><span style='font-family: Arial'><span style='font-size: 17px;'>URGENT ALERT – CHICAGO MACHINE IS COMING FOR YOUR GUNS<br />
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On Tuesday, January 24th, the Chicago gun grabbers launched a surprise attack on your gun rights by moving two pieces of extremist anti-gun legislation out of committee and on to the House floor for consideration.<br />
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The first bill is HB1294. This bill would require the ban and forced confiscation of every semiautomatic firearm you own.<br />
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The second bill is HB1599. If passed, this bill would increase jail time for owners of any guns banned by HB1294.<br />
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THE MACHINE PLAN IS CLEAR – THEY WANT TO MAKE IT A FELONY FOR YOU TO EXERCISE YOUR 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS!<br />
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These two bills are not just random attacks on your rights! They have been carefully drafted and coordinated by some of the Chicago Machine’s most ardent gun grabbers to include: Rep. Edward Acevedo; Rep. Ann Williams; Rep. Greg Harris; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie; Rep. Karen May; Rep. Carol Sente; Rep. Deborah Mell (Blago’s sister-in-law); and Rep. Marlow Colvin.<br />
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IF THESE BILLS PASS, YOU WILL HAVE 90 DAYS TO SURRENDER YOUR GUNS TO THE POLICE OR THE POLICE WILL BE COMING TO YOUR DOOR TO TAKE YOUR GUNS TO THE FURNACE, AND YOU TO THE PENITENTIARY.<br />
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This is the beginning of what could be a very bad year for law-abiding Illinois gun owners. The Chicago Machine does not care about the 2nd Amendment and is dead set on taking your guns away from you. They are not patriots; they are not lovers of freedom; they are not Americans. These people have no respect for our Constitution or the ideals of liberty and self determination envisioned by the Founding Fathers. They know that private firearm ownership is the bedrock of liberty and, if they can take your guns away from you, then they will be able to condemn you and your family to a life of servitude – groveling before the Machine for life’s necessities.<br />
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DO NOT LET THE CHICAGO MACHINE BEAT YOU DOWN LIKE A DOG!<br />
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HERE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU MUST DO TO HELP PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS:<br />
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1. Use the link below to identify your State Representative and politely advise your Representative that you oppose HB1294 and HB1599 and that you expect them to vote against those bills if they come to the House floor for a vote.<br />
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Illinois Board of Elections District Official/Search: <br />
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2. Pass this Alert along to all your friends and family and urge them to contact their Representatives as well.<br />
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3. Post this alert to any and all Internet blogs or bulletin boards to which you belong.<br />
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4. Please follow the directions below and make a generous donation to the ISRA so that we may continue the fight in Springfield to preserve and protect your rights. The suggested minimum donation for protecting freedom is $20.<br />
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REMEMBER: PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE 2ND AMENDMENT IS A MORAL AND CULTURAL IMPERATIVE – WITHOUT THE FREE EXERCISE OF THE 2ND AMENDMENT, THERE WILL BE NO MORE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!<br />
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, January 30, NRA-backed legislation that would prohibit employers from preventing employees from lawfully storing firearms in their locked personal vehicles will be heard in the state House Judiciary Committee.  Introduced by House Speaker Val Rausch (R-4) and sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Russell Olson (R-8), House Bill 1132 is one of the NRAâ€™s top priorities in this legislative session.<br />
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		<title><![CDATA[&#62; Outrage of the Week:  Politician Attacks Sheriffâ€™s Support of Self-Defense]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[During an Oct. 31 press conference following the attempted rape of a woman walking her dog by a convicted felon, Spartanburg County, S.C., Sheriff Chuck Wright didnâ€™t mince words. â€śItâ€™s too bad someone with a concealed weapons permit didnâ€™t walk by. That would fix it,â€ť Wright said. Wright then repeatedly told his constituents â€śI want you to get a concealed weapons permit.â€ť  To hammer the point home he held up a fanny pack, saying, â€śThey make this right here where you can conceal a small pistol in them.â€ť<br />
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		<description><![CDATA[In a move that stunned members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona has cited his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and refused to testify.<br />
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a federal district court in Washington, D.C. issued a ruling upholding an Obama administration policy that requires federally licensed firearms retailers in states bordering Mexico to report multiple sales of semi-automatic rifles.  The case was brought by two NRA-backed firearm retailers and by the National Shooting Sports Foundation acting on behalf of its affected members.  Plaintiffs have already filed an appealâ€”but while we await the outcome, your help is urgently needed in seeking congressional action to end this illegal policy.<br />
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