Illinois General Assembly 5/20/2013

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Urgent Update

 

Senate Amendment 2 to SB1002 is to be heard on the Senate Executive Committee at 1:45 PM today.

 

This is Senator Kotowski's ban on commonly owned magazines.

 

Please file witness slips in opposition to this amendment as quickly as possible.

 

Link to Witness Slips

 

 

 

 

 

The Senate stands adjourned until 5/21/2013 @ 12:00 Noon.

 

The House stands adjourned until 5/21/2012 @ 1:00 PM.

 

 

SA3 to SB1002 exempting actors from the magazine ban has been filed.

 

SA2 to SB1002 has been approved for consideration.

 

 

 

Oppose SB1002pp1 (1).pdf

 

oppose SB1002pp2.pdf

[mauserme]

We ended last week with the unrealized threat of passage of additional gun control clothed in the guise of a may issue carry bill, styled as amendments to HB183. Despite assurances to the contrary extremists in our state, including the majority of his fellow Senators, failed to embrace Mr. Raoul's effort.

 

This week brings the continuing threat posed by HB183 as well a ban on commonly owned magazines in the form of SB1002.

 

The week also brings the hope that an as yet unnumbered bill will finally give closure to the injuctions soon to be ordered by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

 

 

 

 

The House is scheduled for 2:00 PM today and the Senate for 12:00 Noon.

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House Calendar

 

2:00 PM

 

House Audio/Video Link

How a Bill Becomes a Law

 

Livestream Link to current and archived events.

 

 

 

HB1157 Criminal Law-Tech

 

Oppose

 

House Sponsor: Madigan

Status: Second Reading/Motion to Recommit

 

Synopsis As Introduced

 

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning exemptions from the statutes concerning unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

 

House Amendment 1 - Davis, Will - Creates the Illninois Firearm Safety Act - Oppose

 

House Amendment 2 - Davis, Will - Registration - Oppose

 

House Amendment 3- Sims - Mental Health Evaluation - Oppose

 

House Amendment 4 - Zalewski - Locked Storage - Oppose

 

House Amendment 5 - Feigenholtz - Mental Health/Relatives and Acquaintances - Oppose

 

House Amendment 6 - Acevedo - Lost or Stolen - Oppose

 

House Amendment 7 - Currie - Mental Health/Increased Fees - Oppose

 

House Amendment 8 - Cassidy - Health Care Reporting Required - Oppose

 

House Amendment 10 - Mitchell, Christian - Creates a registry of transfers - Oppose

 

 

 

 

 

HB3217 Criminal Cd - Firearm Offenses

 

Neutral

 

House Sponsor: Durkin, Reboletti, McSweeney, Cross, Cabello, Tracy, Sacia, Kosel, Pritchard, Brauer, DeLuca, Roth, Hatcher, Hays, Bellock, Pihos

 

Status: Motion to Discharge

 

Synopsis As Introduced

 

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Enhances the penalties for certain violations of the statutes concerning unlawful use or possession of weapons by felons, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner serving a sentence for unlawful use or possession of a weapon by felons, aggravated discharge of a firearm, being an armed habitual criminal, defacing identification marks of firearms, unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member, or certain unlawful sale or delivery of firearms violations shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment. Effective immediately

 

 

 

 

Next Days Scheduled

 

House: 5/21/2013

Senate: 5/21/2013

 

 

House Calendar 5-20-2013.pdf

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Senate Calendar

 

12:00 Noon

 

Senate Audio/Video Link

 

Livestream Link to current and archived events.

 

 

HB183 Gun Safety and Responsibility Act

 

Oppose

 

House Sponsor: Lang

Senate Sponsor: Raoul

Status: Third Reading

 

Senate Amendment 1

 

Senate Amendment 2

 

Senaye Amendment 3

 

Creates the Gun Safety and Responsibility Act

 

 

 

 

 

SB1002 Criminal Law Tech

 

Oppose (SA1 and SA2 (Magazine ban with confiscation pending))

 

Senate Sponsor: Kotowski, Collins

Status: Third Reading

 

Synopsis As Introduced

 

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

 

 

 

 

 

SB1003 Criminal Law Tech

 

Oppose (Senate Amendment 1 and Senate Amendment 2 Pending)

 

Senate Sponsor: Muñoz, Lightford, Hastings, Delgado

Status: Second Reading

 

SA1 to SB1003 Criminal Law Tech - Senate version of HB2265

 

SA2 to SB1003 Criminal Law Tech - Senate version of HB2265

 

 

Senate Calendar 5-20-2013.pdf

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[TyGuy]

Should be an interesting week. I stole some of my mom's high blood pressure medication as a preventative. I don't think she'll miss them.

[bigdiogi]

2nd

[Frank]

Should be an interesting week. I stole some of my mom's high blood pressure medication as a preventative. I don't think she'll miss them.

 

I've tried, but I just can't come up with a reasonable response to this that expresses my outrage and appreciation of the humor involved at the same time.

[TyGuy]

She doesn't use such medication. I did empty her percocet though. Bad hip be darned.

[jfd287]

So I was listening to " on target radio" and rich Pearson said we could see something tomorrow(5/20) on CCW maybe 997 revised. He said " maybe"

[Agney5]

I actually ran into Brandon today at Scheel's in Springfield. He told me he had just got out of a meeting working on a bill and that we should definitely see some movement on a bill this week. I didn't ask to many questions he was in a hurry to get home and do some fishing. Either way he was super nice guy to talk to and he just kept saying thanks for stopping him and talking to him (told him I was on Illinois Carry).

 

Sent from my DROID RAZR

 

 

[snooter]

97.1 in st louis has been on the situation in spfld this morning up to and including sandy hook bloomberg paid sponsors in spfld, mag ban, and the ccw issue..even the local newsprint has a huge article on the shenanigans in spfld (mag ban in bold print)..i am zero help to you guys today..so fight the good fight

[Mr. Fife]

They are bringing in the Sandy Hook parents today to testify in favor of magazine bans in the Senate.

 

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[Livewire18]

Wow, another late day for the ILGA. Good to see they realize they are coming down to the wire. I know if I had a deadline at work, I come in extra early to make sure it gets finished. But then again, I would have been finished with this stuff 6 months ago. lol

[Livewire18]

They are bringing in the Sandy Hook parents today to testify in favor of magazine bans in the Senate.

 

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Im not even sure I can watch this today. I get so sick to my stomach every time I see the Anti's out parading these poor souls around like prize winning cattle. NOTHING will change if mags are limited! This is just another assault on our 2nd. I wish I could be down there in Springfield today to ask these Mad-again sheeple and the chicago machine exactly what they plan to accomplish. And when they give me some BS answer, I would ask them to show ONE piece of proof of where there planned laws made a difference. Also, ask them why nearly ALL Illinois Sheriffs support concealed carry and no mag ban....

 

ONE STATE / ONE LAW

Preemption

<$100

<= 8 Hours training

 

NO MAG BANS

 

STOP PARADING THE NEWTON FAMILIES!

IT IS DISGRACEFUL AND BLOOMBERG SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!!!!!

[cbrown1311]

They are bringing in the Sandy Hook parents today to testify in favor of magazine bans in the Senate.

 

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Two points here ... and I'm not trying to be insensitive but I'm being honest.

 

1. Just because your kid was killed doesn't instantly make you a firearms expert so why should we care what they have to say?

 

2. They're not from Illinois ... Why should anything they say have any bearing. "My child was murdered in Newton therefor I think the law abiding citizens of a state where I don't even live and shouldn't have any influence on shouldn't be able to own high ballistic magazine clippings"

 

Seriously ... If reps and senators only wanna hear the opinions of people in their districts then why should anything these people say have any influence?

 

Ill end with a summary ... They don't know anything about firearms and they aren't Illinois residents. In before political theater.

 

I don't think that's insensitive in the least, it's the truth.

[lockman]

She doesn't use such medication. I did empty her percocet though. Bad hip be darned.

 

Those anti-gun corrupt politicians are so evil, they have turned TyGuy into a prescription diverting junkie!

 

Question for the Mods: Would this topic be grounds for removal, or protected as a disease under the ADA? Legislative stress or distress?

[USA SHARK]

I don't mind the families testifying. I don't think they are being forced by anyone to do so, and our 1st Amendment guarantees their right to speak about our 2nd Amendment. They are obviously passionate about their beliefs solely based on what happened to their children and family. No different than others testifying against alcohol because a family member was killed by a DUI driver.

 

But in the end, when you take out the sad emotional aspect, it should have no influence on what is being debated. Theirs is an emotional point of view based on something terrible that happened to them. But none of the bad CCW laws being introduced would have stopped what happened, and therefore their testimony, while sad, is irrelevant to the creation of a good CCW law that protects us and our families.

 

I think a lot of people are beginning to realize that the only case the anti's have is an emotional one because the facts simply don't support what they want to do.

 

[Livewire18]

I agree that it is their 1st amendment right to speak, however their tragedy should not be PUSHED on people with a political agenda. If they want to come here and talk, and rally and everything else that is fine, I would even talk with them, but when it is pushed with a political, leftist extreme, agenda by a politician that has NOTHING to do with this state, it is nothing more than propaganda and it SICKENS me that our state is wasting TIME AND MONEY debating this garbage while we have more pressing issues to deal with. You know, the ones that actually have deadlines like pensions and concealed carry! Not magazine bans, lions meat, and smoking pot.

[Drylok]

So I was listening to " on target radio" and rich Pearson said we could see something tomorrow(5/20) on CCW maybe 997 revised. He said " maybe"

Don't pay attention to anything anyone says on a radio show like that.

[mauserme]

The parents of the Sandy Hook children are dealing with their grief in ways that seem most appropriate to them. I can't imagine trying to come to terms with the losses they've suffered and don't know how I would react. I do know if there is any blame to be placed it is on those who are exploiting the parents' vulnerability, not the parents themselves.

 

Let's move on.

[Drylok]

They are bringing in the Sandy Hook parents today to testify in favor of magazine bans in the Senate.

 

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

 

Two points here ... and I'm not trying to be insensitive but I'm being honest.

 

1. Just because your kid was killed doesn't instantly make you a firearms expert so why should we care what they have to say?

 

2. They're not from Illinois ... Why should anything they say have any bearing. "My child was murdered in Newton therefor I think the law abiding citizens of a state where I don't even live and shouldn't have any influence on shouldn't be able to own high ballistic magazine clippings"

 

Seriously ... If reps and senators only wanna hear the opinions of people in their districts then why should anything these people say have any influence?

 

Ill end with a summary ... They don't know anything about firearms and they aren't Illinois residents. In before political theater.

I agree, what happened out there has absolutely nothing to do with ccw of lawful citizens. Their testifying is nothing but bleeding heart pandering to the moderates and it's all orchastrated by the machine. Get ready to see them platered all over the media tonight.

[Talonap]

Actually. from what I understand, they will be talking about only the, "High Capacity Magazine", ban that is now part of the Senate CCW bill.

[mobrules]

Should be an interesting week. I stole some of my mom's high blood pressure medication as a preventative. I don't think she'll miss them.

 

I've tried, but I just can't come up with a reasonable response to this that expresses my outrage and appreciation of the humor involved at the same time.

 

 

Exactly.

[Prairie Pucker]

They are bringing in the Sandy Hook parents today to testify in favor of magazine bans in the Senate.

 

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

 

Two points here ... and I'm not trying to be insensitive but I'm being honest.

 

1. Just because your kid was killed doesn't instantly make you a firearms expert so why should we care what they have to say?

 

2. They're not from Illinois ... Why should anything they say have any bearing. "My child was murdered in Newton therefor I think the law abiding citizens of a state where I don't even live and shouldn't have any influence on shouldn't be able to own high ballistic magazine clippings"

 

Seriously ... If reps and senators only wanna hear the opinions of people in their districts then why should anything these people say have any influence?

 

Ill end with a summary ... They don't know anything about firearms and they aren't Illinois residents. In before political theater.

I agree, what happened out there has absolutely nothing to do with ccw of lawful citizens. Their testifying is nothing but bleeding heart pandering to the moderates and it's all orchastrated by the machine. Get ready to see them platered all over the media tonight.

 

To put it bluntly, if the other side were to put on a parade of gunshot victims that showed blood and fresh scars it would be considered extremely bad taste. Might not even be allowed. But these scars are hidden, emotional scars, the other side feels no remorse whatsoever about using the parents' pain to further their own selfish political agenda and they're allowed to get away with it.

 

I can't begin to imagine what it must be like to continually receive calls to testify from anti-gun politicians to please come and "rip the scab off" for them and relive the experience all over again. If it were me, I'd have a few choice words for the next hack that dared to call and what he could do with the telephone.

[irish1518]

If it is black and white and they wrote it ....... it's fact . Anyone else authors it .......... it's fiction. http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybell/2013/05/14/disarming-realities-as-gun-sales-soar-gun-crimes-plummet/

[Livewire18]

I can't begin to imagine what it must be like to continually receive calls to testify from anti-gun politicians to please come and "rip the scab off" for them and relive the experience all over again. If it were me, I'd have a few choice words for the next hack that dared to call and what he could do with the telephone.

 

Maybe that is why they are down to just three people left....

[rfc000]

The parents of the Sandy Hook children are dealing with their grief in ways that seem most appropriate to them. I can't imagine trying to come to terms with the losses they've suffered and don't know how I would react. I do know if there is any blame to be placed it is on those who are exploiting the parents' vulnerability, not the parents themselves.

 

Let's move on.

 

+1

[bigdiogi]

 

Seriously ... If reps and senators only wanna hear the opinions of people in their districts then why should anything these people say have any influence?

 

It's worse than that. What was the witness slip count before Raoul's abortion was voted out of committee? IMS over 600 opposed to 20 for? They don't listen to their constituents, but want the Senator's to listen to Bloomberg's out of state shills.

 

And oh, yeah. Zero sympathy for the shills. Anyone with the reasoning ability of a turnip knows NONE of these laws would have / or will prevent another school tragedy. The only thing that might, armed personnel in the schools, is rejected in favor of "Gun-free Zones". A big bullseye for the crazies painted on the side of the school. ASSURING that it will happen again. They have sold their children's memories (and risk the lives of countless others) to be used as a political club by Bloomberg and his minions. Well, you don't think they do this for free, do you? A sickening display.

[junglebob]

The parents of the Sandy Hook children are dealing with their grief in ways that seem most appropriate to them. I can't imagine trying to come to terms with the losses they've suffered and don't know how I would react. I do know if there is any blame to be placed it is on those who are exploiting the parents' vulnerability, not the parents themselves.

 

Let's move on.

 

I would like to have Suzanna Hupp come and testify before a good LTC bill goes to a vote. Maybe reminding legislators what happened at Luby Cafeterria before LTC in Texas might sway a few fence sitters our way.

[sctman800]

My question is who is footing the bill for transportation and other expenses? Jim.