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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 8:52 pm
llinois Senate Overrides Veto of Self-Defense Bill
Susan Jones, CNSNews.com
Friday, Nov. 12, 2004
Second Amendment supporters are pleased that the Illinois state Senate has voted 40-18 to override the governor's veto of a self-defense bill.
The bill, SB 2161, would exempt citizens from prosecution under local gun ordinances, in cases where they use a firearm to defend themselves or their families.
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The bill was inspired by the case of Hale DeMar, a resident of Wilmette charged with violating a city ban on handguns after he shot and wounded a man who broke into his house.
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is applauding the Illinois Senate for overriding Democrat Gov. Rod Blagojevich's veto, and it is urging the House to quickly follow suit.
"Forty Illinois state senators have shown very good sense in voting to override the governor's veto," said CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron. "It is simply abhorrent to the American way of life to penalize someone for defending himself and his home against a criminal.
"In the case of Mr. DeMar, the man he shot had burglarized his home two nights in a row. Wilmette's foolish handgun ban didn't stop that thug from entering the DeMar home."
Waldron noted that Wilmette, an upper-middle-class suburb of Chicago, was one of several communities in Illinois to enact handgun bans, which "haven't stopped a single crime."
Said Waldron, "The pendulum needs to swing back from the philosophical Twilight Zone, where small-minded politicians pass laws that effectively prevent honest citizens from legally defending themselves.
"Illinois residents deserve protection from stupid local ordinances that essentially make them criminals for defending themselves," he added.
CCRKBA wants Illinois lawmakers to go a step beyond a veto, by passing a state law that erases Wilmette-type gun bans - and allows law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns.
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Susan Jones, CNSNews.com
Friday, Nov. 12, 2004
Second Amendment supporters are pleased that the Illinois state Senate has voted 40-18 to override the governor's veto of a self-defense bill.
The bill, SB 2161, would exempt citizens from prosecution under local gun ordinances, in cases where they use a firearm to defend themselves or their families.
Story Continues Below
The bill was inspired by the case of Hale DeMar, a resident of Wilmette charged with violating a city ban on handguns after he shot and wounded a man who broke into his house.
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is applauding the Illinois Senate for overriding Democrat Gov. Rod Blagojevich's veto, and it is urging the House to quickly follow suit.
"Forty Illinois state senators have shown very good sense in voting to override the governor's veto," said CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron. "It is simply abhorrent to the American way of life to penalize someone for defending himself and his home against a criminal.
"In the case of Mr. DeMar, the man he shot had burglarized his home two nights in a row. Wilmette's foolish handgun ban didn't stop that thug from entering the DeMar home."
Waldron noted that Wilmette, an upper-middle-class suburb of Chicago, was one of several communities in Illinois to enact handgun bans, which "haven't stopped a single crime."
Said Waldron, "The pendulum needs to swing back from the philosophical Twilight Zone, where small-minded politicians pass laws that effectively prevent honest citizens from legally defending themselves.
"Illinois residents deserve protection from stupid local ordinances that essentially make them criminals for defending themselves," he added.
CCRKBA wants Illinois lawmakers to go a step beyond a veto, by passing a state law that erases Wilmette-type gun bans - and allows law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns.
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