IL: Counties Declare Opposition to Gun Control
Eleven counties (so far) in Illinois have signed resolutions stating that they oppose any further gun control measures by the state. The latest one is Monroe County:
The Monroe County Board and a dozen or so local gun owners who attended Monday’s regular board meeting were all smiles when the board put pen to paper and added Monroe County to a growing list of counties that officially oppose any new gun-control proposals.
The commissioners, who [had] tabled action on the proposed model resolution presented by resident and attorney Neil Giffhorn on July 2, were unanimous in their support of the measure, which underscores the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and condemns current legislative proposals.
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So far, 11 counties, including Randolph County, have passed the resolution and another dozen or so have been presented the resolution.
And from another article in the same paper, the Monroe County Clarion, we read:
Monroe County Sheriff Dan Kelley, a Democrat, did not say he supported or opposed the resolution, but clearly stated he does not favor new gun restrictions.
“A gun sitting by itself has never killed anybody,” Kelley said. “It doesn’t matter the size of the gun, it doesn’t matter the type of gun. It’s the idiot who picks it up and uses it illegally that causes problems.
“This stuff is coming out of Chicago and Cook County where they have gangbangers who don’t obey any gun laws that are on the books now anyway-and the books are full of them. If Cook County wants these laws, let them pass them for Cook County and let the rest of the state alone.”
And of course, Chicago bans handgun ownership and has the highest crime rate in the state. Criminals — including Jesse Jackson — are out of control.
Not that resolutions such as these will have much affect on the likes of Mayor Daley or Governor Blagojevich but it sends a clear message that the country mice are getting tired of being told how to live by the city mice.
7 Responses to “IL: Counties Declare Opposition to Gun Control”
on 24 Jul 2007 at 9:35 am # Guv Bagojevich
The country mice will do as they’re told. And they’ll like it!
on 24 Jul 2007 at 9:54 am # Jason
I wish they’d do this with Sangamon County. Sure, it’s where I live, but it’s also where the state capital resides, contrary to Chicagoans’ beliefs. If Sangamon County rejects any further anti-gun stupidity, all but three of the downstate counties would be likely to follow. Those three counties are Madison, St. Clair and Jackson counties. Madison and St. Clair counties center around the East St. Louis area, and have some serious issues with following whatever urban Dems in Chicago and St. Louis say. Jackson County is home to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and as much as it pains me to say it, my alma mater’s undergrad campus is filled with people who’d love to see the 2nd Amendment abolished. It’s further proof that we need a majority of students there to be veterans.
on 24 Jul 2007 at 10:05 am # Jeffersonian
I work in Monroe Conuty. While it’s a growing bedroom community for gun-grabbing St. Louis City, folks here still like their hoglegs. Good to see them stand up to the Chicago machine.
on 24 Jul 2007 at 10:34 am # BT
It would be interesting to see what type of security arrangements the odious Jesse Jackson and others of his ilk have. We know that our beloved Mayor Daley has 24/7/365 armed security, something that his toadys in the press never bother to see as out right hypocracy. It would be wonderful to expose the security arrangements of various aldermen, press types, etc. Chances are it would be very revealing.
on 24 Jul 2007 at 4:18 pm # gullyborg
As a fellow SIUC alum, and a veteran, I assure you the problem isn’t the student body–it’s the professors.
A few years back, one of the few conservative Republicans on staff did a very scientific survey of the political leanings of the faculty and came up with something like 95% of the professors are democrats.
That cannot possibly be acceptable in an academic setting where diversity of thought is purported to be a requirement for the free exchange of ideas.
We need to do something, ANYTHING, to help veterans, conservatives, and Republicans complete Ph.D. programs and become actual professors.
on 25 Jul 2007 at 9:35 am # Jason
gullyborg -
You’ve got a point. I majored in History, and got a few progressive/neo-socialist broadsides from the professors. The one professor who never threw stuff like that at me? Dr. Chen Jian, the professor who was born and raised in a Communist country and who managed to live through fun things like the Cultural Revolution. I know he’s not there anymore, which is SIU’s loss. When you’ve got a Communist (”Robbie” Lieberman, a woman who never had the pleasure of trying to teach me, thank goodness) arguing against merit pay versus someone who dealt with the effects of Communism who’s arguing for more merit pay, who has the winning argument?
They also got rid of Dr. Jonathan Bean for using supposedly racist writings about the Zebra murders in San Francisco as optional supplemental reading in one of his classes. That was a crock from the word go. SIUC needs new blood, and if I had jumped into the PhD pool earlier things might be different. As it is, I like my cushy office job now.
on 25 Jul 2007 at 9:48 pm # dwlawson
I’m happy to report it is up to 18 counties now!
Why, it’s almost a movement!
The Illinois County Second Amendment Anti-Massacre Movement!