ILL pushing for handgun registration.

[powderman]

SPRINGFIELD - A handful of downstate lawmakers reacted angrily Thursday to a push by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to require Illinoisans to register their handguns.
State Sen. Gary Forby, D-Benton, was among a contingent of gun rights advocates who said he was furious about the mayor's proposal.
I'm sick of Chicago politicians pushing their anti-gun laws on the whole state," Forby said.
"The mayor Chicago needs to pay attention to the City of Chicago," added state Sen. Dale Righter, R-Mattoon.
Emanuel outlined a plan Thursday that would require handgun owners to pay a $65 fee for a registration certificate from the state. He said the registry could help solve Chicago crimes involving weapons from outside of Illinois' largest city.
"This is commonsense gun legislation that will protect the rights of responsible gun owners while helping to keep illegal guns off the streets," Emanuel said.
No actual legislation has been filed for the General Assembly to act upon, but Emanuel has the support of at least two Chicago-area Democratic lawmakers.
"This legislation works to keep illegal guns off the streets, out of the hands of gang members, and will help keep residents safe," said state Sen. Tony Munoz, D-Chicago.
"The flow of illegal guns into our communities is unacceptable, we need to do everything we can to keep our neighborhoods safe for children and families," added state Rep. Will Davis, D-Hazel Crest.
The push by the mayor and reaction from downstate lawmakers shows the wide gulf that exists between Chicago area officials and downstate lawmakers on the issue of firearms. State Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, has been trying to end Illinois' position as the lone state that does not allow people to carry loaded weapons in public.
"I'm disappointed," Phelps said Thursday. "I didn't know he was ever going to do something like this. Why is he taking issue with law-abiding citizens? You're just slapping them in the face."
Illinois currently requires gun owners to have a firearm owners identification card. There is no state requirement for people to report the type and number of guns or ammunition they own.
Forby called the idea of a registry "crazy."
"I don't see how requiring a hunter in Southern Illinois to pay $65 to register his gun is going to stop crimes in Chicago," Forby said. "That just doesn't make any sense.
State Rep. Bill Mitchell, R-Forsyth, said he was surprised by the announcement.
"These are the same guys who've run the state into the ground for the past nine years. Now they want to start registering guns and charge a fee?" Mitchell said. "I think this is pretty extreme."



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[BUGEYE]

having the anti-christ in chicago make the rules for the GOOD people of the state is a crime.
If you had the freedom in Illinois as we do here in Georgia, I'd move back home.  greatest hunting and fishing in the world.

[powderman]

After writing gov quinn giving my opinion on gun control I now get a regular newsletter. Below is a link he provides to those wishing to give opinions or advice on how to improve the state. Use it, I do. POWDERMAN. 
 
 
http://www.illinois.gov/gov/contactthegovernor.cfm

[Cuts Crooked]

......and another attempt at class warfare! Some poor sod who owns one gun, and not much else in the world, has to come up with the 65 bucks or risk being becoming a criminal through failure to have the money for it.

One simply should not have to pay for excersizing ones rights!

"Hey Gov! How about making all the OWS people pay to excersize their right to the First Amendment? Ya think 1000 bucks each sounds about right?"

[twoshooter]

On this issue I have to agree with you wholeheartedly, Illinois is the worst state in the union, not only for gun laws, but for corruption, and fiscal mismanagement. I am sorry for the people of the state outside of Chicago. I just think of it as the wasteland between me and Indiana. And I have no love for Rahm either, but I am much happier with him in Chicago than I was in Washington. HE  is a serious opponent, and I have no illusions about his motives,

[BUGEYE]

okay, this is plainly unconstitutional.  especially forcing a poor person to fork over money to be able to protect himself.
that poor person will have to wait years to see if he'll be a criminal.
so where is the constitution when you need it??

[twoshooter]

I think that the first thing I would do is get everyone you know and trust in your community and have a little chat about "jury nullification". Worked great for OJ. If he had not truly been a piece of offal he could have lived his life out in relative comfort and freedom, but he was also egotistical and stupid. I certainly agree to work tirelessly to up hold those constitutional rights, but you are already part of the jury pool. Having a "reasonable doubt" is strictly up to you/ I believe most felonies, and certainly capitol crimes require a unanimous verdict............