23/10/2019
Illinois residents: ISRA and Illinois Carry are hosting another IGOLD (Illinois Gun Owners' Lobby Day) on Tuesday October 29. Why? Because the Illinois legislature starts its veto session that week and they are planning to vote on the Fix the FOID Act.
What does this act mean to you as a law-abiding gun owner? According to ISRA: "This bill, if passed, would require the FOID card holder to be fingerprinted, pay for their own background check and firearm transfers through an FFL. This could cost the FOID card holder between $200 and $300, or even more, depending on what happens during your background check. The purpose of SB 1966 is to limit a person’s fundamental Second Amendment right by simply pricing people out of the market to acquire a FOID card, therefore pricing them out of their Second Amendment rights."
Want your voice to be heard? Here are the details of the event:
Gun Owner Lobby Day
Tues. October 29th
Howlett Bldg. Auditorium
(just south of the Capitol grounds)
501 South Second Street
Springfield, IL 62703
The purpose of this event is to see your State Senator face-to-face and urge them to vote NO on SB1966. If it passes the Senate, the Governor will surely sign it. If time allows stop to see your State Representative as well. If you are unable to be present, please call your State Senator and State Representative from your home or work.
If you have IGOLD apparel, please wear it!
Agenda for Lobby Day - Tuesday, October 29, 2019
9:00 am Meet at the Howlett Building Auditorium
9:30 am Pledge of Allegiance
9:35 am Legislative Update
9:45 am Overview of our goal
10:00 am Briefing on lobbying your legislators
10:15 am Head to Capitol to lobby State Senators
(If time permits, please lobby your Representative)
