The big national gun control groups are coming to Illinois. They see Democrats as holding super-majorities in both houses of our General Assembly – and the fact that our gun laws could use some “improvements”.
Just what we need in Illinois is more failed gun control schemes so we can all live in a Chicago-style utopia of gun control!
Gabby Giffords’ billionaire- and trust fund-funded gun control group Americans for Responsible Solutions has already started spending real money in Illinois. They’ve retained not one, but two lobbying firms to represent them in Illinois.
Giffords’ group hires ethically non-compliant lobbyist
Giffords’ bunch also hired RON HOLMES CONSULTING LLC to do their lobbying.
Who is Ron Holmes? Rumor has it he’s connected with Chicago Democrats. In any event, he’s got problems with his ethics compliance requirements as a lobbyist.
Yes, Gabby Giffords’ Americans for Responsible Solutions hired a fellow who can’t even follow ethics rules as a lobbyist in Illinois.
That’s saying something in Illinois.
We’ve gotten word that Gabby Giffords is supposed to personally deign us with her presence in the coming weeks in Springfield to promote gun control. That might be a good day to turn out to pay her a personal visit and offer an alternative viewpoint to her flawed agenda. It might also be a good time to ask her about her contract lobbyist’s ethics problems.
Her group has also hired FLETCHER, OBRIEN, KASPER & NOTTAGE, P.C. per the Illinois Secretary of State records. A quick glance turned up a name we are quite familiar with: Thomas Mannard, the former long-time head of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.
Everytown is getting involved as well
Everytown for Gun Control, nanny-statist Michael Bloomberg’s personal gun control organization, has thrust themselves into the mix as well by working with Democrat Senator Julie A. Morrison to introduce a bill that would play gotcha games with good guys trying to abide by Illinois’ byzantine gun laws.
Everytown is working to get a legislative toe-hold in Illinois politics. They’re already in the state with a few paid staffers and an office or two trying in vain to organize grassroots action against freedom and your gun rights.
When are they coming and how many Springfield folks can we get into GSL t-shirts and spread throughout her audience to uncover at the appropriate time?
I’d be willing, just say when and where.
Ditto
RON HOLMES CONSULTING LLC
I find that shocking, amazingly shocking.
Not ethical ??? This man is pictured with the standards of ethics.
Dicky Dick (durbin) and BHO (like your freedoms? you can keep your freedoms.)
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Hiring an ethically challenged lobbyist? Is there any other way the anti-gunners would do it?
Why does his photo look like one of the inmate photos from the Illinois Department of Corrections?
As for Gabby coming to Illinois? Let’s hope she stays at a roach motel. That way she’ll be among her own kind.
I was thinking the same thing. His shirt looks just like the uniform shirts from IDOC. Maybe he’s not in compliance because he’s in prison?
What, is he lobbying Blago or sometin? Ba dum bum!
Scumbags hiring scumbags? Never!
Birds of a feather…
They have to hire people with ethics problems,no honest person would want their name associated with this scum.
Name the date, time and place. We will be there.
Just like Rove and the Republican establishment, this bunch of arrogant hypocrites needs to be defeated.
Yep. When and where. And what should I bring. Might need a 2 or 3 day notice though. If possible
Bring some oatmeal raisin cookies if you can, I love those things
I think that would-be assassin’s bullet might have scrambled Gabby’s thinking. It’s a shame really. She used to be a marginally smart, decent woman. Today, well, she’s little more than a prop used by her publicity-craving husband to keep them both in the media.
It’s as if they’ve sold their souls to Satan for the spotlight of media attention.
Sam
Help me guys; Isn’t this anti-gun group a front for George Soros?
Yea me to oatmeal – raisin. Noo it’s a deal look me up
I’ll. Bring some.