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ISRA Thursday Bulletin - February 15, 2018
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Executive Directors Message
The CMP has begun receiving some of the 8000 1911s in their first allocation. It will take some time to inventory them all and get them ready for sale. For years, the Obama Administration refused to allow the M1 Garands and M1 Carbines that were loaned to other countries, back into the United States. All of that has changed with President Donald Trump. Aside from the 1911s, the CMP has also started receiving the first of 86,000 M1s from Turkey. Another 13,000 which were loaned to the Philippines should be on the way soon. So far, they have not discovered any special markings on the Turkish rifles so they can’t be differentiated from any other M1s. It would be nice to get the M1 matches reinvigorated again. That may be possible with the new influx of M1 rifles. When the groundhog saw his shadow, not only did it mean Spring is only six weeks away, it also means that shooting season is coming fast upon us. If you haven’t already started getting prepared, it is time to begin. For those interested in Bullseye Pistol, there will be an Introduction to Bullseye Pistol Class on April 7. Please note: the Homeland Security Active Shooter Course has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 8. There are quite a few new bills popping up in the General Assembly these days. One of those that are a concern is HB4700 (Carroll D-57 Buffalo Grove). HB4700 would force everyone to submit fingerprints when they apply for a new FOID card or when they renew their existing FOID card. This would drive the cost of the FOID card up tremendously. Not only would you have the cost of getting your fingerprints taken electronically, there would be the cost of the enhanced background checks. Right now, there are about 2,250,000 FOID card holders which means Illinois gun owners pay in $22,250,000. If this bill were to pass, that cost would go up to approximately $281,250,000. That is quite a large cost to exercise your Constitutional Rights, don’t you think? A number some politicians don’t like to hear is the average number of FOID cards per representative district which is about 19,500. That is a lot of people in a state representative district who have the same interest. In a senatorial district, it would be 39,000. Because of the increasing number of gun owners, more people are interested in their Second Amendment Rights. That is bad news to anti-gun liberals. HB4700 would drive the number of gun owners down. Some gun owners think anti-gunners won’t take their guns away. Guess again. Thanks for being a member. If you are not a member, please join. Upcoming events: ISRA Calendar For more information, visit www.isra.org Saturday, February 17, 2018 ISRA Pistol Instructor Class (Day 1) Sunday, February 18, 2018 AR15 Instructional Class Wednesday, February 21, 2018 ISRA Wednesday Night Air Gun League ISRA 10 Meter International Air Pistol League Saturday, February 24, 2018 Project Appleseed The Well Armed Woman Sunday, February 25, 2018 ISRA Pistol Instructor Class (Day 2) Sunday, March 4, 2018 Black Powder League Check out ISRA's webite at www.isra.org! Tell us what you think! |
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