Illinois Dems introduce new gun legislation

[SecularMotion]

(CHICAGO) There are three plans making their way through Springfield this week that would help keep guns out of the hands of those with mental illnesses. Both House and Senate Democrats introduced the three-pronged plan this week.

All of the plans target FOID cards – identification cards for gun owners in the state.

One plan would temporarily revoke gun permits of anyone who shows signs of being a danger to themselves or others. Anyone living with that person would be allowed to file a petition in any circuit court to have their FOID card invalidated. The second plan would require police to revoke gun permits of anyone who has an order of protection filed against them.

http://www.wlsam.com/2016/04/27/hl-illinois-dems-introduce-new-gun-legislation/

[Eleanors38]

1. Any person adjudicated as mentally incompetent can have 2A rights revoked...

So how does this differ? What does the ACLU say about these measures?

[DonP]

2. "Introduced"? Let us know if it passes

Or even gets out of committee.

Any 1st year Illinois back bencher can "introduce" a piece of legislation, if Mike Madigan allows it.

Getting it in and out of several committees, a third reading on the floor and maybe, eventually, a vote before the end of the session and fiscal year is another story. But that part is hard work.

But it's easy to understand how desperate you are to claim a gun control win of some type.

I suppose you'll be filing witness slips right? The Illinois State Rifle Assn. has already filed over a thousand "Opposed" so far. You should have no trouble getting far more than that to support it. Right?

So when a bill gets "introduced", is now what passes for a "win" for you?

What are the odds that you'll actually keep track of this bill and post the results when it dies in committee?

Pathetic.

[DonP]

3. Just a follow up on one of your earlier "Wins"

Here's another one that got you all excited about when they filed the lawsuit. I'm sure you'll want to send them a check to help cover the legal costs of losing, right?

Just trying to help you and your friends keep track of all your "big wins".

"Lawsuit against Lincolnwood over local gun store regulations dismissed"

"A lawsuit filed by Rev. Michael Pfleger and a group of activists last year that said lax local gun laws in Lincolnwood were to blame when guns sold by the town's only firearms dealer ended up at Chicago crime scenes has been dismissed by a Cook County judge.

In the July 2015 lawsuit, Lincolnwood was listed as a defendant along with the villages of Lyons and Riverdale as one of three Cook County towns with permissive local gun laws that Pfleger and the Coalition for Safe Chicago Communities say contribute to the illegal firearms market in Cook County.

While the village of Lincolnwood appreciates and shares the concerns raised by the plaintiffs concerning gun violence, we have stated all along that the lawsuit was misguided and improper," said Steven Elrod, attorney for Lincolnwood.

Jerry Turry, Lincolnwood's mayor, said the suit was without merit and said he was pleased with the judge's dismissal of the case. "The city of Chicago continues to point towards others when they should spend more time looking into the mirror," Turry said. "Had any of them (Pfleger and the Coalition for Safe Chicago Communities) called us first, we would have demonstrated that our village ordinance is well-written."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnwood/news/ct-lwr-pfleger-lincolnwood-law-suit-dismissed-tl-0310-20160307-story.html

[beevul]

4. Snuffy rolls snake-eyes.

[DonP]

5. You can damn well bet the legal fees ain't comin' out of his candle budget