Rivemor Posted April 9, 2018 at 09:43 PM Share Posted April 9, 2018 at 09:43 PM Scott email regarding preemption, bump stocks and AWB.... So sorry to see this guy go. Friends: We write this email with deep regret. As you know, our office has been on the frontlines of the battle against gun violence. Working collaboratively with our municipalities, we have ensured that District 58 has more individual assault weapons bans in place than any other district in the state! Our mission is not just to pass along good news. For too long, politicians have gotten away with claiming to be on our side of the battle, while also placating the Gun Lobby. We are concerned that Senator Julie Morrison may have joined the ranks of those politicians. BackgroundOn March 14, 2018 - as students across America walked out of schools and demanded better gun laws - our own Senator Morrison voted with the Gun Lobby to: (a) gut a bill that would have banned bump stocks; and ( replace the bill with language that will allow the continued sale of the devices. What Is A Bump Stock/Trigger Modification Device?As we learned from the recent Las Vegas massacre, bump stocks and trigger modification devices drastically increase a semi-automatic weapon's rate of fire to make it more like a machine gun. If you've never seen what these devices can do, watch this video. It shows a trigger modification device in action. Notably, while the modified gun in the video shoots more than 600 rounds per minute, that is less than a machine gun's rate of fire. The Real Bump Stock BanIn February 2018, the House passed legislation that banned all devices designed to increase a gun's rate of fire - i.e., bump stocks and trigger modification devices. I proudly co-sponsored the legislation and advocated for it on the House Floor. The Gun Lobby's Preferred LanguagePrior to the House passing its ban, the NRA came up with its own definition of a bump stock/trigger modification device. Under the NRA definition only devices "intended to increase the rate of fire achievable with the firearm to that of a fully automatic firearm" would be banned. The problem is that bump stocks/trigger modification devices do not increase the rate of fire of a semi-automatic weapon to that of a fully automatic firearm. Thus, the NRA definition bans nothing. Senator Morrison Adopts the NRA's LanguageIn early February 2018, Senator Morrison proposed her own version of the bump stock ban that inexplicably adopted the NRA's language. Read it here. Then on March 14, 2018 - the day of the student walkouts - the Senate gutted the House bill and replaced it with Senator Morrison's language. The sponsor of the Senate Bill even credited Senator Morrison for the amended language. The bill now returns to the House. The Senate Adds a Poison PillIn addition to adopting the NRA's language, the Senate also added a poison pill to the House bump stock ban. Specifically, the Senate - seemingly at Senator Morrison's request - added language from one of my bills in the House (HB4127) that would allow municipalities to enact assault weapons bans (Senator Morrison has a similar bill in the Senate). Unfortunately, the votes do not exist in the House to pass that legislation. Thus, adding this language to the bump stock ban has effectively killed the bill in its entirety. Contact Senator Morrison To Express Your DisappointmentUntil now, Senator Morrison has consistently helped us in our efforts to enact responsible gun laws. Let's help get her back on track. Please contact Senator Morrison's office and let her know that our community values the right to live life without fear of gun violence. You can email her by clicking here or call her at (847) 945-5200. As always, thank you for the privilege of allowing me to represent you. --Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted April 9, 2018 at 09:54 PM Share Posted April 9, 2018 at 09:54 PM ... Unfortunately, the votes do not exist in the House to pass that legislation. Thus, adding this language to the bump stock ban has effectively killed the bill in its entirety. ... A darn shame right there. A darn shame. I wonder how that happened to them. /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45 whit Posted April 9, 2018 at 10:37 PM Share Posted April 9, 2018 at 10:37 PM Has senator Morrison left the dark side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted April 9, 2018 at 10:44 PM Share Posted April 9, 2018 at 10:44 PM In which role has Scott Drury been most effective at stopping violent crime? - Prosecutor - Representative - Tattletale - Gun Free Zone decal distributor - Pouty advocate of common sense gun bans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybermgk Posted April 9, 2018 at 10:54 PM Share Posted April 9, 2018 at 10:54 PM IDK, Should we all email Ms Morrsion, saying, if it is true that you purposely poisoned that bill to kill it, then kudos, hurrah. I personally think it was done to hurt Rauner, and not give him any wins on gun control bs. But I haven't followed her history enough to judge. NOW, if she hasn't come to our side, being harassed, and having that instigated by a colleague, might just do it. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted April 9, 2018 at 11:02 PM Share Posted April 9, 2018 at 11:02 PM Drury replied to one of my emails claiming the NRA Representative (Todd's replacement) "never responded to his request any new ideas for stopping gun violence". He may need his ears checked for wax. In response, asked him how many common sense bills "the opposition" drafted that were never called for a vote. He has yet to respond to my question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterestedBystander Posted April 9, 2018 at 11:05 PM Share Posted April 9, 2018 at 11:05 PM IDK, Should we all email Ms Morrsion, saying, if it is true that you purposely poisoned that bill to kill it, then kudos, hurrah. I personally think it was done to hurt Rauner, and not give him any wins on gun control bs. But I haven't followed her history enough to judge. NOW, if she hasn't come to our side, being harassed, and having that instigated by a colleague, might just do it. .I dont think she's gone to the other side yet. SB236 Julie A. Morrison SAFETY-TECH SB559 Julie A. Morrison LETHAL VIOLENCE ORDER PROTECT SB1291 Julie A. Morrison LETHAL ORDER OF PROTECTION SB1613 Julie A. Morrison FIREARM SALE-WAITING PERIOD SB2231 Julie A. Morrison FIREARM CONCEALED CARRY-CHURCH SB2314 Julie A. Morrison ASSAULT WEAPONS-MUNICIPALITY SB2317 Julie A. Morrison CRIM CD-TRIGGER MODIFICATION SB2435 Julie A. Morrison LETHAL VIOLENCE ORDER PROTECT SB2561 Julie A. Morrison PREPACKAGE EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTHB1468 Julie A. Morrison CRIMINAL LAW-TECH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybermgk Posted April 9, 2018 at 11:36 PM Share Posted April 9, 2018 at 11:36 PM IDK, Should we all email Ms Morrsion, saying, if it is true that you purposely poisoned that bill to kill it, then kudos, hurrah. I personally think it was done to hurt Rauner, and not give him any wins on gun control bs. But I haven't followed her history enough to judge. NOW, if she hasn't come to our side, being harassed, and having that instigated by a colleague, might just do it. .I dont think she's gone to the other side yet. SB236 Julie A. Morrison SAFETY-TECHSB559 Julie A. Morrison LETHAL VIOLENCE ORDER PROTECTSB1291 Julie A. Morrison LETHAL ORDER OF PROTECTIONSB1613 Julie A. Morrison FIREARM SALE-WAITING PERIODSB2231 Julie A. Morrison FIREARM CONCEALED CARRY-CHURCHSB2314 Julie A. Morrison ASSAULT WEAPONS-MUNICIPALITYSB2317 Julie A. Morrison CRIM CD-TRIGGER MODIFICATIONSB2435 Julie A. Morrison LETHAL VIOLENCE ORDER PROTECTSB2561 Julie A. Morrison PREPACKAGE EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTHB1468 Julie A. Morrison CRIMINAL LAW-TECH Then let them eat themselves from within like the cancer that they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted April 10, 2018 at 11:48 AM Share Posted April 10, 2018 at 11:48 AM From Rep. Scott Drury this morning. If it gets just one child to join in a protest... Friends: Based on the overwhelming response to our email about Sen. Morrison's efforts to kill the bump stock ban, she issued this response: "All three pieces of legislation that the Senate passed a few weeks ago represent a bipartisan effort to deal with the epidemic of gun violence in our state. I am in favor of the most restrictive definition of what constitutes a bump-stock and I have complete faith in Rep. Moylan to do what he feels is necessary with HB 1467." The response is disingenuous:Note that the House bump stock ban had bipartisan support. Thus no need existed for Sen. Morrison to placate the Gun Lobby at our expense.Sen. Morrison's claim of favoring "the most restrictive" bump stock ban is at direct odds with her own bill which bans nothing.Sen. Morrison knows she left Rep. Moylan (the House sponsor of the bump stock ban) with two bad two choices:Accept Sen. Morrison's amended language; orLet the bill die and start over.If you have not already done so, please email Sen. Morrison and let her know that we want to end gun violence in Illinois. Her email address is: ILSenate29@gmail.com. Many have asked if we should organize a protest. We are considering this action. If you, your children or someone you know would be interested in attending such an event, please email us at repdrury@gmail.com. As always, thank you for the privilege of allowing me to help keep our community safe. ---Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricolor Posted April 10, 2018 at 02:34 PM Share Posted April 10, 2018 at 02:34 PM The use of children to further political ends is disgraceful, especially since the legislation being pushed is not designed to reduce violence in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRJ Posted April 10, 2018 at 02:45 PM Share Posted April 10, 2018 at 02:45 PM Perhaps we could make a coordinated effort to email Mr Drury and tell him we'd love to participate in a counter protest along with our children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoresident Posted April 10, 2018 at 02:48 PM Share Posted April 10, 2018 at 02:48 PM Then let them eat themselves from within like the cancer that they are.This. I don't get his contradictions. On one hand he's raging against part of one bill for not being strict enough then rages against another part as being too strict. Drury should be known as Gun bill Goldilocks. I don't know what his endgame is here, he's a liberal raging against the liberal machine. He obviously has aspirations for bigger things, but someone forgot to coach him on Illinois politics 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted April 10, 2018 at 05:39 PM Share Posted April 10, 2018 at 05:39 PM I don't get his contradictions. On one hand he's raging against part of one bill for not being strict enough then rages against another part as being too strict. He's raging against a strict definition of a bump stock, not a strict bump stock ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soylentgreen Posted April 10, 2018 at 06:34 PM Share Posted April 10, 2018 at 06:34 PM Nevermind the fact that you don't need an EEEEEEVIL bump stock to bump fire a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveTA84 Posted April 10, 2018 at 08:18 PM Share Posted April 10, 2018 at 08:18 PM All I’m going to say is that in order to win the fight in IL, we are going to have to have organized counter attacks. Not in the form of protests and such (that is still helpful), but in the form of misdirection and toying with the reps and senators that are attempting to infringe on our rights. Scott Drury’s e-mail is listed. Would be a shame if non-existent protests were set up....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davel501 Posted April 10, 2018 at 09:19 PM Share Posted April 10, 2018 at 09:19 PM Julie Morrison is complete and utter garbage. She added that language to the bill to jam up the governor. I saw her work first-hand on the boating safety committee with Link and Bush. She is as corrupt as they come. She also has difficulty with comprehension. She is the perfect tool to be used by other Illinois politicians and that is what Drury is trying to do here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcc Posted April 11, 2018 at 12:15 AM Share Posted April 11, 2018 at 12:15 AM So ironic he linked to Miculek who could have show that rifle faster without the crank and hit all the bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG53 Posted April 11, 2018 at 12:32 AM Share Posted April 11, 2018 at 12:32 AM Drury can’t go away fast enough. Such an a**. Morrison has not gone to the dark side. Far from it. I couldn’t dislike my state reps more. There is literally nothing we agree on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted April 11, 2018 at 01:46 AM Share Posted April 11, 2018 at 01:46 AM Did someone mention children? Drury's campaign mailers from years past often juxtaposed children with chalk body outlines, a man with a semi-concealed black gun, and other rubbish. In other words, even Drury's opponents and supporters were cast as dangerous felons. Cheap and classless. I still say the greatest danger in Drury and Morrison's district is being crashed into by a self-absorbed d-bag in a hurry - possibly an attorney or relative thereof. And if safety is a priority, Drury could have kept his job as prosecutor. Instead, on his watch, Illinois becomes a sanctuary state where known gangbangers are not even arrested for shooting up the neighborhood. I learned this from a friend who attended a CAPS meeting in Albany Park - the police have orders to stand down. Harassing NRA members makes better political theatre in the Democrat crud hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fife Posted April 11, 2018 at 11:56 AM Share Posted April 11, 2018 at 11:56 AM Let's email him that we're coming, and then not show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted April 18, 2018 at 05:09 PM Share Posted April 18, 2018 at 05:09 PM Drury emailed "friends" this morning gloating of victory over Senator Morrison, Kwame Raoul, and the NRA. Does narcissist disorder disqualify a person from owning firearms or drafting bills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NakPPI Posted April 18, 2018 at 05:18 PM Share Posted April 18, 2018 at 05:18 PM The Democrat running for Drury's seat is no better. He was a cheerleader at the Deerfield AWB meetings. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted April 25, 2018 at 09:46 PM Share Posted April 25, 2018 at 09:46 PM We received this illogical email from Rep. Drury today. In response I questioned the validity of his alleged "support" since it's based on biased polls of the uninformed. "As you may know, the Gun Dealer Licensing Act passed out of the House withbi-partisan support. Unfortunately, Governor Rauner has vetoed thisimportant legislation. The NRA often states that people - not guns - killspeople. Taking that statement as true, the Gun Dealer Licensing Actprevents bad people from obtaining guns. Thus, I strongly support thelegislation and look forward to voting to override the Governor's veto." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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