January 28, 2005

Illinois Alert

This came to me from the Illinois Conceal Carry list. When the opportunity came for us to move from Chicago to Milwaukee, the difference in gun laws was one of the clinchers. I still care about the people of my former home state, and am passing this on without comment for the attention of any there who might be reading this:

Subject: [CC NEWS] GUN OWNER ALERT - YOUR ACTION NEEDED All headers

GUN GRABBERS PLAN LUNCHEON OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - WE NEED YOU TO ATTEND

The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a luncheon program on how to grab
guns from law abiding citizens. The even will be held in a public library,
so it has to be open to any citizen - including you!

It is important that a sizeable number of law-abiding gun owners turn out
for this event for a couple of reasons. First, it will let the gun grabbers
know that we won't stand for their anti-Constitutional activities. Second,
the cast of characters scheduled to speak at the luncheon reads like a Who's
Who of the gun control movement. This will give you an excellent
opportunity to hear first hand of their morally bankrupt plan to deny you
your right to keep and bear arms.

All the information you need on this event is contained below. Please
distribute this Alert to all your firearm owning friends. Please post this
Alert to any and all Internet bulletin boards to which you may belong.
PLEASE BE THERE!!!

Remember: GUN CONTROL IS A DISEASE - YOU ARE THE CURE

Here is all the info on the event:

Program to focus on gun violence

The League of Women Voters of Evanston, Wilmette, Glenview and
Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth are co-sponsoring a luncheon program, "What
Citizens Can Do About Gun Violence" at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9 in
the Wilmette Public Library auditorium, 1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette.

The moderator will be Cornelia Maude Spelman, an Evanston League member and
Issue Specialist for the Illinois League. Speakers include Martha Witwer,
executive director of Help, a public health effort at Children's Memorial
Hospital; Thomas Mennard, executive director, Illinois Council Against
Handgun Violence; Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins, Bill Jenkins and Jeanne E. Bishop
from Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation; and Bob Jones, president,
Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.

Bishop-Jenkins and Bishop are the sisters of Nancy Bishop Langert, who was
shot to death along with her husband and their unborn child in Winnetka in
1990. Bill Jenkins is the father of William Jenkins who was shot to death in
a robbery in Virginia in 1997. All three have been active in humanitarian
and reconciliation work.

Jones is a frequent speaker about gun violence prevention and has a special
interest in promoting child-safety locks on firearms.

The Help Network is an international network of medical and allied health
organizations dedicated to reducing firearm injuries and deaths.

The meeting is open to the public and cosponsored by the Wilmette Public
Library. Boxed lunches from Panera Bread will be available at a cost of $12,
payable at the door. To request a lunch, make a reservation by calling the
LWV, Evanston office, (847) 866-7844. Parking will be available in the lot
at St. John's Church on the south side of Wilmette Avenue.

Posted by triticale at January 28, 2005 09:17 AM
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