By Dan Eldridge
Just like a bad rash, SB1657, Firearms Dealer Licensing has come back before the Illinois General Assembly during this short session. Nothing has changed with respect to how poorly written or widely unpopular this bill is. In an effort to win over some support in the House, Illinois Senator Don Harmon . . .
who birthed this mess in the first place, brought a trailer bill to the floor of the senate without a public hearing. His SB333 proposes capping fees and deferring enactment of some of the provisions of SB1657. Unsurprisingly, it also casts FFL’s into a kafkaesque world by requiring video surveillance where existing law forbids it.
SB333 mandates:
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| 5 | the business premises, including, but not limited to, all |
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| 6 | places where firearms are stored, handled, sold, transferred, |
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| 7 | or carried. The video surveillance system shall operate without |
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| 8 | interruption whenever the licensee is open for business. |
Here at Maxon, we carry in the bathroom. Some may even handle their firearms in the bathroom (despite best practices). So to be in compliance with the proposed law, we will have to videotape what happens our bathrooms. Swell.
Perhaps Senator Harmon can reconcile this requirement with the existing Illinois privacy law forbidding any videotaping in bathrooms and changing rooms. He was, after all, chief co-sponsor of that legislation in 2004.
It’s urgent that all Illinois residents contact their state rep and state senator to oppose SB1657 and SB333. You can contact them here: http://www.capwiz.com/
Dan Eldridge is the owner of Maxon Shooter’s Supplies and Indoor Range in Des Plaines.
Hope he bought it before Springfield went full retard.
Once again, Progressive Democrats more concerned with what happens in public restrooms than making good public policy.
He didn’t know because he’s not very bright (I’m guessing) and when it’s brought to his attention he won’t care. The point of the bill is to put all the smaller stores in a position where they cannot survive. “You can’t get there from here” ensnarements like this are a feature rather than a bug.
If you want things like this to change stop electing idiots like Mr. Harmon.
jesus these are some really scary comments. we have some truly disturbed people on here.
B A N
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They are all an Fing S C O U R G E, and all of the problems we have in America come from their power grab.
F them and the rinos, and all of their voters.
Like the French Revolution (May 05, 1789); Russian Revolution (Mar 08, 1917); when the POS (D)s shizzay gets unbearable, all those MFs will be the last to know.
The evil (D) are pervs.
Looks like the retired officer is as stupid as most liberals. A semi-automatic AR-15 is NOT an assault weapon! But then he would have to use his brains to figure that out. Seems to be why there are more enlisted than officers, to keep the stupid ones in line!
This crap is going to lead the crazies to using other methods to destroy and I would sure rather be shot at than blown up!
Face it guys, she is just not very bright. This is why the 19th, brought to you by the supporters of the 18th, was a bad idea.
If the law is passed (as will likely happen), realistically, then what?
Do stores refuse to video record bathrooms citing existing privacy law?
Do stores record bathroom activities and then sue the state?
What?
I don’t think it’s given that it will pass. If so, not by a veto over-riding majority. Then we just have to hope that Rino Rauner does the right thing.
This ivory-towered elitist is teaching at Stanford so could we expect any less than him being an anti-gunner?
Here’s his FB page: https://www.facebook.com/dean.winslow.395?ref=br_rs
Send him a PM (private message) as his page is “closed” to comments.
Have at him boys, exercise YOUR 1st Amendment Rights, encourage him to withdraw his name from consideration and don’t forget to include a pro- AR-15/pro-2nd Amendment meme. Google “AR15 meme” or “pro-2nd Amendment meme” and check the results for images, there are dozens upon dozens to choose from.
Contact your senator if they are a Republican, remind them that we will remember how they voted on this nomination when Primary Election Day rolls around.
When someone asks about keeping, improving, and/or expanding NICS and background checks for firearm purchases, we should respond as follows:
(1) If someone among us is so dangerous that we ban them from purchasing firearms at dealers, why is the person among us? Remember, such a dangerous person can easily purchase or make all manner of weapons including knives, machetes, axes, swords, and clubs. Such a dangerous person can also easily steal a firearm or purchase a firearm from criminals and felons. Background checks do NOTHING in all of those cases.
(2) And when someone replies that firearms enable felons to kill people more easily or faster than alternate weapons, ask them why the allegedly slower kill rate of alternate weapons is acceptable.
Then close with these two statements:
(1) The proper solution is isolating people from society after they have demonstrated contempt for mankind through heinous, violent attacks.
(2) Prior restraint is NOT proper for other rights — neither is prior restraint (having to pass government screening before exercising a right) proper for acquiring, keeping, and bearing arms.
Whatcha need for hogs is an AR-15 with a chainsaw bayonet.
Those stats seem to mirror the population demographic , especially when Hispanics are counted with whites which is typical.
“After acts of terrorism that don’t involve guns, there are calls to tighten laws. But when it comes to mass shootings like Sutherland Springs, which are most often perpetrated by white men, we’re told that strengthening our gun laws just won’t work. ”
Well, that confirms it. The activist just isn’t up to date on recent studies. No, gun laws don’t reduce mass shootings. Heck, Clinton’s AWB didn’t prevent Columbine, did it? Background checks, Connecticut laws, and a gun safe didn’t prevent Sandy Hook.
Someone more interested in studying things, and less interested in parroting the Bloomberg line, did an analysis.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-used-to-think-gun-control-was-the-answer-my-research-told-me-otherwise/2017/10/03/d33edca6-a851-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html?utm_term=.896916ae6c90
Undoubtedly, Watts would rather be less informed but well paid and popular.
“Ron Grobman Splits My Old Business Card with a Wilson Combat Modified GLOCK 19”
So, was it the gun, or the shooter…??? One or the other has to be the dominant factor…
The symbolism party is (re)introducing an assault weapons ban extension so we’ll all know a pointless repetition of something that didn’t help the first time is sitting there waiting to waste everybody’s time again … and who insisted on doing this, to make a point one assumes.
It appears these D-weenies learned nothing from watching the endless health care reforms the R-party introduced with no chance of their ever being adopted.
The point is they’re all about pointless symbolism, and think we’re rubes. The other point is that they think this is a path to political victory for them.