Thursday, October 18, 2007

200 Concerned Illinois Gun Owners Pack Tinley Park Meeting

Via ISRA:

TINLEY PARK, Ill., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA).

Approximately 200 firearm owners packed the Tinley Park American Legion Post Tuesday night to learn what they can do to prevent the spread of Chicago-style gun control to south Cook County. Hosted by the ISRA, the rally comes on the heels of an attempt by the Tinley Park village council to enact a gun control ordinance that would ban nearly every privately owned firearm in the village.

Tuesday's meeting opened with a briefing by ISRA Executive Director, Richard Pearson, on the status of gun control legislation in the General Assembly. Pearson continued by discussing Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's master plan for establishing a 100-mile "gun free" zone around Chicago, and how the proposed Tinley Park ordinance fits into that plan.

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