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ISRA Thursday Bulletin - May 17, 2018

Executive Directors Message As predicted, there is a whirlwind of anti-gun activity in Springfield.  The only breath of fresh air was the Governor’s Amendatory Veto of HB1468.  Now we have to make every effort to prevent the Amendatory Veto from being overridden.  We need phone calls to the members of the Illinois House asking legislators to support the Governor’s veto. On Tuesday, SB337 SFA3 (now just SB337) became the latest version of Gun Dealer Licensing.  On Wednesday, it passed the Senate by a vote of 35-18-2.   The fight now shifts to the Illinois House.  I have mentioned in the past how fast this stuff can move and this is a perfect example.  The Amendment was added to the bill and was passed out of Senate Judiciary after 5:00pm on Tuesday; it passed the Senate 21 hours later.  Everyone needs to contact their State Representative and ask them to vote no on SB337. SB2387, the Firearm Disposition Bill, passed the Senate, but has not passed in the House.  This bill came courtesy of the guy who shot up the restaurant in Tennessee and the father who gave the firearms to him.  The father knew this kid was prohibited.  If this bill becomes law, whoever receives the firearms has to sign an affidavit swearing they will not give the firearms to a prohibited person.  The affidavit must be given to the Illinois State Police and the County Sheriff.  Stupidity costs us all. In the last few weeks the topic of Artificial Intelligence, and how dangerous it may become, has been in the headlines.  The reason Artificial Intelligence is so dangerous is because it does not make decisions based on history, beliefs, ethics, morals or values.  My term for all of this is a moral core.  There are people who have no moral core who act just like Artificial Intelligence.  These people can be identified by their disdain for God, patriotism, nuclear families and any other part of the fabric that makes the United States great.  To give you an idea of what it would be like to be ruled by Artificial Intelligence, one only needs to look at Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, and Hillary Clinton – it’s scary alright! You may not have seen this on the national news: yesterday, a School Resource Officer took down a 19 year old ex-student at Dixon High School.  This comes at a time when many want to do away with school Resource Officers, which is a dumb idea.  In my early days, I worked with one of the first School Resource Officers; Officer Steve Brienen eventually became McLean County Sheriff.  I was there and I know how effective he was.  He saved lots of kids.  The situation between School Resource Officers and the school should be a partnership, not an adversarial relationship.  Many think the world would be a pleasant la-la land if we were just nice all the time - it just isn’t so.  Children and young people are always in search of limits, discipline, trust and love.  Weakness is not in the equation.  I will admit to you that you need to have both the knack and balance but that becomes almost impossible when you have out-of-bounds parents, chicken-hearted school boards and administrators.  That is why I quit teaching.  Thanks to that SRO! Thanks for being a member. Upcoming Events: ISRA Calendar For more information, visit www.isra.org Saturday, May 19, 2018 Defensive Firearms Training Sunday, May 20, 2018 ISRA Bullseye Match & Combat Match Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Tuesday Night Irregular Rifle League Combat Paper Steel League Wednesday May 23, 2018 Bench Rest League Wednesday F-Class League Thursday, May 24, 2018 ISRA Smallbore Rifle League ISRA Smallbore F-Class League Saturday, May 26, 2018 The Well Armed Woman Fundamentals of Intuitive Defense Shooting Sunday, May 27, 20148 Intuitive Defensive Carbine Car & Maintenance of the AR15 ISRA Marksmanship League June 6-10, 2018 MTG presents Massad Ayoob MAG-80 Course Saturday, June 16, 2018 NRA Day Open House at the ISRA Range Illinois Gun & Trade Shows Will County Gun Show Peotone, IL – Will County Fairground Dates: May 19 & 20, 2018 Hours: Saturday: 8:00am – 4:00pm             Sunday: 8:00am – 2:00pm Admission: $6.00 New Berlin Gun Show New Berlin, IL – Sangamon County Fairgrounds Dates: May 19 & 20, 2018 Hours: Saturday: 9:00am – 4:00pm             Sunday: 9:00am – 3:00pm Admission: $4.00 McHenry County Gun Show Woodstock, IL – McHenry County Fairgrounds Date: May 20, 2018 Hours: 8:00am – 1:00pm Admission: $5.00 Check out ISRA's website at www.isra.org! Tell us what you think!   Follow the ISRA on Twitter and Facebook.   Give the gift of an ISRA membership.   Not an ISRA Member?  Join Today!