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The sponsor is as anti-gun as it gets. In 2007 she actually co-sponsored a bill that would have outlawed everything from rifles to demilled artillery to squirt-guns.
I couldn't make this up if I wanted to... here's the link
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/Bil...8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=21980&SessionID=50&GA=94
[size=Rep. Linda Chapa Lavia Seeks Statewide Ban on Water Pistols, Says ISRA[/b]][/size]
1/25/2006 11:00:00 AM
To: State Desk
Contact: Richard Pearson of the Illinois State Rifle Association, 815-635-3198, Website:
http://www.isra.org
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA):
"What kind of nut would want to ban squirt guns?"
That's the question that tens of thousands of law-abiding Illinois firearm owners are asking today after it was revealed that Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia (D-Aurora) has co-sponsored a measure that would ban the possession of everything from water pistols to hunting rifles.[/b]
The bill in question, HB4132, would ban the sale and possession of so-called "replica weapons" including anything that looks even remotely like a firearm or other materiel produced for military purposes.
The ISRA stands firmly opposed to HB4132 as the bill is a thinly veiled attempt to ban private firearm ownership in the state.
"Never in my career have I seen such a slick attempt at instituting a state-wide gun ban," commented ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson. "Nearly every firearm model for sale in Illinois was either designed for military use, or is used by the military for one purpose or another. Therefore, under this bill, nearly every pistol, revolver, rifle or shotgun owned by Illinois citizens would be banned."
"The laughable part is that the scope of this bill goes way beyond conventional firearms," continued Pearson. "Every VFW and American Legion Post would have to remove the tanks and howitzers from their property or face prosecution. The cannon adorning town squares across the state would have to be rounded up and destroyed. The dummy grenade paperweight on your desk would have to go as well. Oh boy, and won't all the honor guards look pretty snappy shouldering broomsticks in the July Fourth parades next year?"
"HB4132 is so sweeping that it would go as far as to ban cap guns and water pistols," said Pearson. "Given that this is an election year, I can't wait to see how Rep. Chapa LaVia will spin her ban on squirt guns to her political advantage."
I don't have a link to the original article. It was copied from:
http://illinoiscarry.com/forum/index.php?s=1dbfbd0e0f8db5587eae7a0914130545&showtopic=20111
