(The Center Square) – The number of Firearm Owners ID card holders in Illinois is growing. Many of them are planning to march on Springfield.
Gun owners from across Illinois are making plans to visit Illinois’ capitol city April 18 to lobby lawmakers against more gun control.
Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day has been going on for years. It brings gun owners from across the state for a series of speeches, a march through downtown Springfield to the Illinois State Capitol for a rally, and then time to lobby legislators.
Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson said there’s more interest, and legislators should take notice.
“Let them know that the gun owners are here, that they’re watching, and they’re going to be a force in the upcoming election,” Pearson told The Center Square. “We want to let them know that we are here and that we’re not going away
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