The Illinois State Rifle Association is encouraging gun rights advocates to be on hand in Downers Grove on Saturday “to defend your gun rights” at an anti-gun rights event that it claims is disguised as a children’s safety fair.
“Mike Madigan’s chief allies in DuPage County—Sen. John Curran and Rep. David Olsen—are launching yet another threat against your gun rights,” ISRA said in a press release. “You need to take positive action to thwart that threat and protect your most basic Constitutional liberties.”
ISRA organizers further accuse Curran (R-Downers Grove) and Olsen (R-Downers Grove) of having falsely presented themselves to constituents as “staunch conservatives who supported the Second Amendment” who showed their true colors after taking office and more closely aligning themselves with Madigan.
“Madigan recognized that Curran and Olsen were squishy on gun rights and could be easily lured into his stable of gun-grabbers,” the release said. “Today, Mike Madigan has Curran and Olsen securely in his hip-pocket. Madigan wins—you, the lawful gun owner, loses. Curran and Olsen slapped gun owners in the face this past week by signing on as sponsors of Mike Madigan’s latest bill to shut down gun shops.”
The three-hour event is scheduled to kick off at Lakeview Jr. High School at 9 a.m.
“Plan to vigorously defend your gun rights when speaking to Curran, Olsen and the media,” the release said. “Let them know that gun owners won’t be taken for chumps by political opportunists. Be sure to ask Curran and Olsen what Mike Madigan handed them in exchange for turning their backs on lawful gun owners.”
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