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Call to Action 2/28/2016 - Witness Slips Needed: HB3160 + Amendment 1

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Call to Action

Witness Slips Needed

Previously scheduled in committee, HB3160 Lethal Violence Order Protection again appears on the House Judiciary Committee calendar after the earlier hearing was cancelled. In it latest form, the bill now includes House Committee Amendment 1 which we also oppose.
This bill and amendment continue to be direct violations of Due Process for firearm owners. They are ripe for abuse with no protections against being stripped maliciously or without merit of your ability to own or possess firearms. They basically assert that merely owning a firearm is seen as posing a danger. A woman who is the victim of domestic abuse, trains to protect herself with a firearm, and gets a concealed carry license could be victimized again when a LVOP is maliciously filed against her, possibly by her abuser!! This is the anti-rights crowd seeking to revoke a fundamental right with just the suspicion that the firearm owner may commit a crime. Illinois law already provides some of the strongest domestic violence protection in the nation. This is a reach too far and Illinois Carry opposes both the bill and amendment as written. Let your voice be heard - file a witness slip opposing these actions now.
Please note that witness slips filed earlier this month will not carry forward to the current hearing. It is imperative that slips be refiled opposing the original bill and, now, the amendment too.
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The link provided below must be used twice - first to file opposition to the Original Bill and, using the drop down in the Section III Position, to also file opposition to HCA 1.

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That "Add position" tab threw me for a loop, but I got it to work. Glad they did that.

 

 

That's new this year, isn't it?

 

It's always hard describing how to file on amendments. I went with the old fashioned way but the button really is nice.

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Done but had issues with the Amendment.

 

Ok, I fixed the problem that I mentioned earlier. Don't use the HB3160 Amendment link found on the Witness Slip website after you file and then it asks if you want to fill out another witness slip. The HB3160 Amendment link brings you back to HB3160 even though HB3160 and the Amendment HCA1 are listed separately.

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Done but had issues with the Amendment.

 

Ok, I fixed the problem that I mentioned earlier. Don't use the HB3160 Amendment link found on the Witness Slip website after you file and then it asks if you want to fill out another witness slip. The HB3160 Amendment link brings you back to HB3160 even though HB3160 and the Amendment HCA1 are listed separately.

 

 

It's a little confusing because it is the same link for both the original bill and the amendment.

 

For the amendment you can either click the link a second time and use the drop down in Section III to choose the amendment or, as Tango7 mentioned, there's an "Add Position" button in Section III that can be used to file on the bill and amendment simultaneously.

McCroskey Member

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FYI, I'm seeing a number of double votes... they usually disregard those, don't they?

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Done but had issues with the Amendment.

 

Ok, I fixed the problem that I mentioned earlier. Don't use the HB3160 Amendment link found on the Witness Slip website after you file and then it asks if you want to fill out another witness slip. The HB3160 Amendment link brings you back to HB3160 even though HB3160 and the Amendment HCA1 are listed separately.

 

 

It's a little confusing because it is the same link for both the original bill and the amendment.

 

For the amendment you can either click the link a second time and use the drop down in Section III to choose the amendment or, as Tango7 mentioned, there's an "Add Position" button in Section III that can be used to file on the bill and amendment simultaneously.

 

 

I did discover the drop down, which would have made it much easier on me the first time around. And by snooping around on the witness slip website, I was able to view my latest witness slips and seen the "double" slips that were cast. I was able to change my "Position" and log the witness slip using the drop down to the HB3160 Amendment.

 

Thanks for the heads up. I think this year I will have the opportunity to practice my witness slips with the growing number of Bills being introduced.

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