Southern Illinois Democrats blast Chicago gun bills

Illinois Senate Democrats reports:

State Senator Gary Forby (D-Benton), State Representative John Bradley (D-Marion), and State Representative Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) are furious that Chicago Democrats are trying to pass Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s anti-gun laws. The two measures passed a House committee late last week. One requires all FOID card holders to register their guns and pay a $20 per firearm fee. The other charges a tax on ammunition. The majority of the money collected by the taxes goes to Chicago area programs.

“I’m spitting mad,” Forby said. “These Chicago politicians are trying to take our guns out of our hands. They’re trying to take money from Southern Illinois to pay for their own programs. It is our Constitutional right to own guns. The mayor of Chicago and his cronies may not respect the Constitution of the United States, but we do.”

“Registering guns and charging excessive fees is just another step toward taking all of our guns away,” Bradley said. “Taking guns away from law-abiding Southern Illinois hunters isn’t going to solve Chicago’s violence problems. They’re not the ones murdering people on the mayor’s streets.”

“I can’t believe these Chicago politicians think we’re just going to roll over and let them push their ridiculous laws on Southern Illinois,” Phelps said. “It’s time for them to face the facts and realize that guns don’t kill people. People kill people, and criminals are not the ones who are going to register their weapons. Only law-abiding citizens like the people in Southern Illinois will end up paying these Chicago gun taxes.”

Not all Illinois Democrats like this kind of work.