If you ever get tired of it, come on down to Kentucky. We've got some of the best laws respecting the Second Amendment in the nation. We earned an "F" from the Brady knuckleheads if that tells you anything!
Posted on 03/10/2007 10:20:34 PM PST by TheEaglehasLanded
ISRA is proud to sponsor Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day for 2007
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Bus Info
Flyer
ISRA Home Page All Illinois gun owners are invited to join in Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day (IGOLD) in Springfield on March 14, 2007. This is an annual event where the members directly lobby their representatives in the Illinois House and Senate. This year, the ISRA is partnering with local and internet organizations in Illinois to increase participation and make a bigger & better impression in Springfield. The other sponsoring organizations are IllinoisCarry.com & CCRA/GSL. Get your local organization involved as well!
We will meet in the auditorium of the Howlett Building at 12:30 pm for registration. We will have a legislative briefing, then we will all proceed to the Capitol Building to locate and talk with our representatives. We will have a reception at the Illinois State Library Auditorium from 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm. We are urging all participants to stay until the end of the reception. This is a very important part of the day, as the state's legislators have been invited to attend.
Please join us for Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day, you won't regret going.
Click here for a printable IGOLD flyer from IllinoisCarry.com.
When & Where: Begins Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 12:30pm Starting Location: 12:30 pm - Howlett Building, Edwards & 2nd St, Springfield, IL - View Map 1:30 pm (approx.) - Head out to lobby Senators and Representatives, respectfully make our presence known in committee hearings that are in session 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Reception in the State Library.
Parking: Metered on-street parking is available to the south of the Howlett Building. The meters accept quarters for up to a 9 hour period. Better Travel:
Bus Info
Forget the hassle of parking near the Capitol! IGOLD will have buses going to Springfield from strategic locations throughout Illinois. Ride the bus, ride with your friends.
These gun rights organizations and manufacturers are sponsoring the buses to offset your cost: ISRA, CCRA/GSL, IllinoisCarry.com, Springfield Armory & Rock River Arms.
Click here for information on the bus routes. Need more info now, or want to sponsor a bus? Contact Valinda Rowe! On-line sign up is available for most buses. Apparel: Wear whatever you'd feel comfortable in while you are meeting your representatives, and don't forget you'll also be representing the rest of your fellow Illinois gun owners. Business casual is suggested, dress up if you want. We suggest that you don't wear any camo. Security: After the tragedy in 2005, there are now metal detectors in the Capitol Building that you will have to pass through on your way in, so please think ahead for this: no knives, novelty ammo keyfobs, etc. Bring proper identification. Who: You, of course! ...and bring a friend. This event is sponsored by Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms.
ISRA is proud to sponsor Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day for 2007
Bus Information and Schedule
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Marion Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon #2 St. Louis Metro Fairview Hghts. Quad Cities Moline Galesburg Peoria Quincy Joliet - Full Normal - Full Aurora Chatsworth Champaign Decatur
IGOLD Home Page
ISRA Home Page Message From Valinda Rowe:
Gov. Blagojevich & Mayor Daley think they have the votes now to ramrod their anti-gun agenda through the Illinois House & Senate. They might be right about the numbers. Gun owners in Illinois may have lost ground in the November 2006 election. There are some unknown new votes in the House & Senate now ... at least regarding 2nd amendment issues. 2007 is probably going to be one of the roughest years we have ever seen for gun owners in Illinois. If we can stop bad gun laws, it will likely be by very slim margins.
Therefore, the upcoming Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day (IGOLD) scheduled for March 14 is EXTREMELY important for all gun owners in Illinois. We must have a big turn-out for that event to show waffling legislators how important this is to Illinois citizens.
We are chartering several commercial buses (cushy types that carry about 50 people) to bring people to Springfield from all over the state. We have to show the whole Illinois House and Senate how important this issue is by virtue of the numbers of voters we can get to Springfield on Wednesday, March 14. We are working on getting buses from Chicago (yes, there are pro-gun folks there, too), the Quad-cities area, Champaign, and the metro-east also.
At this time we have 7 charter buses scheduled for IGOLD, 1 from Champaign, 2 from the Chicago area, 1 from Quad-cities, 1 from Quincy, AND Southern Illinois will be represented!!!! The sponsors are offsetting some of the cost of riding the bus, but for most buses there will be a $20 cost for each rider for the round trip.
I implore all Illinois gun owners to make this a top priority! Gentlemen, double our numbers by bringing the women in your family with you, be it wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, or niece - promise them anything you have to - just get them to Springfield on March 14th!!
Special note to all the women gun owners in Illinois: Let's make our voices heard in the General Assembly on March 14th at IGOLD! Let's double our numbers by bringing our mothers, our daughters, our nieces, and granddaughters to the State Capitol. Let's set an example of how women need to step forward and step up for our rights as gun owners, sporting shooters, and hunters. Not only do we not want them banning our target rifles, hunting firearms or home defense guns - now is the time to voice our need to have the same opportunity to defend ourselves as the women in 48 other states do - it's time our legislators understand women need more than a mere sheet of paper, like orders of protection, when facing the threat of violent bodily harm or possible death.
Bus Schedule - Check back for updates - On-line signup available now for most buses.
Marion 6:30 am 7:15-7:30 am
11:00 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm
5:30-7:30 pm 8:00 pm
$20 per rider On-line reservation or call 815-635-3198
Depart from Sam's Club parking lot in Marion (off IL Rt 13, 3/4 mile west of I-57, exit 54) Get Map Mt.Vernon stop at Super Walmart parking lot to load passengers (off IL Rt 15, 1/2 mile west of I-57/64, exit 95) Get Map Springfield - Lunch - Old Country buffet $8 per person includes meal, drink, gratuity Arrive Howlett Bldg. Auditorium for legislative briefing Approximate time - head out to lobby Senators and Representatives, respectfully make our presence known in committee hearings that are in session Reception State Library Depart for home (pass the hat for bus driver gratuity)
Bus captain - Jon Westfall Recruiter - Valinda Rowe, 618-963-2788
Mt. Vernon & St. Louis Metro 7:15-7:30 am
New departure time: 8:30 am
11:00 am
12:30 pm 1:30 pm
5:30-7:30 pm 8:00 pm
$10 (Fairview Hts) or $20 (Mt. Vernon) per rider
On-line reservation or call 815-635-3198
Mt.Vernon stop at Super Walmart parking lot to load passengers (off IL Rt 15, 1/2 mile west of I-57/64, exit 95) Get Map
Fairview Heights, IL - Depart from St.Clair Square Mall - Red Bird Express Parking lot, just past the East doors of Dillards and the water tower (South of I-64 exit 12) Get Map Lunch at Old Country Buffet - $8 per person (bus captain collects and pays) includes meal, drink, tax, and gratuity Arrive Howlett Bldg. Auditorium for legislative briefing Approximate time - head out to lobby Senators and Representatives, respectfully make our presence known in committee hearings that are in session Reception State Library Depart for home (pass the hat for bus driver gratuity)
Bus Captain - ?
Quad Cities 7:00 am
8:00 - 8:15 am
9:15 - 9:30 am
11:00 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm
5:30-7:30 pm 8:00 pm
$20 per rider On-line reservation or call 815-635-3198
Depart Moline South park Mall 4500 16th St, Moline, Across from LJS. (West of I-74 at exit 4) Get Map Galesburg Sandburg Mall, far south end by Bergner's, 1150 W Carl Sandburg Dr Get Map (From I-74 take Hwy 34 West at exit #46, then south on HWY 150, then west on Carl Sandburg Dr.) Peoria pick up passengers Walmart 3315 North University Street, Peoria, IL Get Map (From I-74 take exit 90, go north on N.Gayle, east on W. Forest Hills, turn north on N. University St.) Lunch on your own Stratton building Arrive Howlett Bldg. Auditorium for legislative briefing Approximate time - head out to lobby Senators and Representatives, respectfully make our presence known in committee hearings that are in session Reception State Library Depart for home (pass the hat for bus driver gratuity)
Bus captain - Lyman Twing
Quincy 8:45 am
11:00 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm
5:30-7:30 pm 8:00 pm
$20 per rider On-line reservation or call 815-635-3198
Depart - East parking lot of K-Mart in Quincy which is at 3701 Broadway (Just west of I-172 off exit 14) Get Map Lunch at Old Country Buffet $8 per person includes meal, drink, gratuity Arrive Howlett Bldg. Auditorium for legislative briefing Approximate time - head out to lobby Senators and Representatives, respectfully make our presence known in committee hearings that are in session State Library Reception Depart for home (pass the hat for bus driver gratuity)
Bus captain - Donald Bickhaus Recruiter - Donald Bickhaus
Joliet 7:30 am
9:15-9:30 am
11:00 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm
5:30-7:30 pm 8:00 pm
$20 per rider On-line reservation or call 815-635-3198 This bus is now full Depart Joliet Gander Mtn - Park at farthest edge near Outback 3301 Essington Rd. (Just east of I-55 at exit 257, US 30) Get Map Stop in Normal College Hills Mall (park west side of Hobby Lobby 301 S Veterans Pkwy) (I-55 ext. 167 then south on I-55B/Veteran's Pkwy) Get Map Arrive Springfield, lunch on your own at Stratton Bldg. cafeteria Arrive Howlett Bldg. Auditorium for legislative briefing Approximate time - head out to lobby Senators and Representatives, respectfully make our presence known in committee hearings that are in session Reception State Library Depart for home (pass the hat for bus driver gratuity)
Bus Captain - Don Moran
Aurora 7:30 am
9:30 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm
5:30-7:30 pm 8:00 pm
$20 per rider On-line reservation or call 815-635-3198
Depart Fox Valley Mall near Steak and Shake south end of mall (From I-88 take exit 123, south on Hwy 59, and west on E. New York St.) Get Map Stop at ISRA office in Chatsworth for pickup. Park across the street. Get Map Lunch Ryan's Steak House $10 per person Arrive Howlett Bldg. Auditorium for legislative briefing Approximate time - head out to lobby Senators and Representatives, respectfully make our presence known in committee hearings that are in session Reception State Library Depart for home (pass the hat for bus driver gratuity)
Bus Captain - Dave Smith
Champaign 9:00 am
10:15 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm
5:30-7:30 pm 8:00 pm
Champaign - Depart Farm and Fleet parking lot 2701 N Cunningham Ave (North of I-74 at exit 184) Get Map Decatur stop at Sam's Club lot to pick up passengers Get Map Lunch - Ryans Arrive Howlett Bldg. Auditorium for legislative briefing Approximate time - head out to lobby Senators and Representatives, respectfully make our presence known in committee hearings that are in session Reception State Library Depart for home (pass the hat for bus driver gratuity)
No charge for riding the bus, donations accepted. Contact John Naese, GSL/CCRA , email: johnnaese@insightbb.com (217) 684-2602 Bus captain - Gene Martin Recruiter - GSL & Gene Martin 2gm@insightbb.com 217 359-9909 NOW TAKING RESERVATIONS This event is sponsored by Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms.
Need a large turnout from the suburbs of Chicago and the larger cities around the state that have anti-gun politicians in there districts.
I was in Springfield last month for an event at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. It's a really nice town. I wish I had had more time to see some other sites.
Ping.
If you ever get tired of it, come on down to Kentucky. We've got some of the best laws respecting the Second Amendment in the nation. We earned an "F" from the Brady knuckleheads if that tells you anything!
The states around us are much better Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Iowa have concealed carry. Wisconsin and Illinois are the lone holdouts nationwide.
Hope you can make it on Wednesday, there are buses available from all over the state. Spread the word.
I just saw the post last night and since I really liked the town, I wanted to give your post a bump.
Iowa is a 'may' issue state and also has an onerous pistol permit also. Bizarre in a state with nice gun shows that I like to go to.
Yes, on the whole better than Illinois but also duped into democrat by longstanding farm welfare.
Have no fear. I'll be there with my Illinois Retired Officer Concealed Carry permit. I will be lobbying for permits for ALL law abiding citizens.
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