Concealed Carry in Illinois

Today a bill that will allow concealed carry permits in Illinois goes to the house floor for a vote. If you value your constitutional rights, you need to write your representatives and urge them to pass this bill. For too long the law abiding citizens of Illinois have been denied their god given, hard won right to defend themselves. Gun control laws were designed to prevent criminals from getting their hands on firearms and to increase the law abiding citizen's dependency on government protection. In Illinois it is a bigger crime to defend your family and your home than it is to be a drug dealing scumbag. It is time for the good people of Illinois to take back their rights as Americans.

Even if you have no intention of ever owning or firing or carrying a gun, we need your help. If you continue to allow the government to trample our rights, soon we will no longer live in a free and democratic society. We as Americans were given the right to bear arms less to defend ourselves from criminals, but in order to oppose the tyranny of government if it ever became necessary. Don't get it twisted Mr. FBI agent, I know your reading this, I'm not saying we need to overthrow our government, but I am saying we need to let them know that we as citizens are not happy with our rights being violated.

States that have passed carry laws have shown a significant decrease in crime rates since they game the citizens back the right to bear arms. Texas averages 5 murders per hundred thousand people, and illinois averages 6 per hundred thousand. That says to me that the anti gun lobby saying that "concealed carry laws lead to increased violence" is all bunk. In Illinois if you shoot a criminal, they throw you in jail for life, in Texas, they give you a medal and buy you a steak dinner, but Illinois must be safer since we cant carry guns right?

Please, if you feel as strongly about your constitutional rights as I do, and you must if you read this page, Join me at the Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day (IGOLD) on Thursday March 10th in Springfield Illinois.