Illinois State Rifle Association Urges Hunters and Sportsmen to Oppose Constitutional Convention
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The followingwas released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): The ISRA is urging state hunters, sportsmen and gun owners to vote "NO"this November on a ballot initiative to hold a state constitutionalconvention.
The ISRA believes that holding a constitutional conventionwould open the door to significant changes in the state constitution andthus imperil the rights of law-abiding gun owners. 
"The delegate count in a constitutional convention would certainly bestacked in Chicago's favor," commented ISRA Executive Director, RichardPearson. "Consequently, Mayor Daley would have carte blanche to craft theIllinois Constitution to his liking. Daley has said in the past that, if itwere up to him, nobody would be allowed to own a gun. You can bet that if Daley is given the opportunity to meddle with the state constitution, hewould seek that end."
"We understand that a lot of law-abiding gun owners feel that aconstitutional convention would provide an opportunity to correct deficiencies in Section 22," continued Pearson. "Under ideal circumstances,that opportunity would exist. However, as long as the Chicago Machine is incharge of the process, that just isn't going to happen."
The ISRA is the state's leading advocate of safe, lawful andresponsible firearms ownership. Since 1903, the ISRA has represented theinterests of over 1.5 million law-abiding Illinois gun owners.
SOURCE Illinois State Rifle Association
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09-26-2008, 02:45 PM
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