Obama on Guns
May 30, 2002 SB-1936
Made it legal for someone to possess a firearm without an FOID card as long as they were in the direct supervision of someone with an FIOD card. The bill became law.
Obama voted against it.
March 24, 2003 SB-356
From the legislature site:
"Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the Department of State Police shall publish a list of handguns having a barrel, slide, frame or receiver that is a die casting of zinc alloy or any other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt or deform at a temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Provides that a building used for the unlawful sale of firearms may be abated as a public nuisance only if the person using the building for the unlawful sale has been convicted of the offense and the Department of State Police has published the list of prohibited firearms. Effective immediately."
Obama vote for this bill. It died in the House.
March 25, 2003 SB-2163
Would have lowered the age for FOID card from 21 to 18. The result is that some men in the military are not able to own firearms.
Obama voted against it.
March 27, 2003 SB-947
A "Gun Show Loophole" bill.
Obama voted for it.
May 7, 2003 HB-1096
Would have legalized handgun deer hunting.
Obama did not vote.
May 15, 2003 HB-515
This bill was to notify gun owners when their gun was the subject of records request or search. The bill would have allowed the owner to have his trace information destroyed under certain circumstances. During this time Daley was trying to use trace information to use in gun manufacturer lawsuits.
Obama voted against the bill. It passed but the governor vetoed it.
May 24, 2003 SB-257
Would have legalized handgun deer hunting.
Obama did not vote.
March 25, 2004 SB-2165
From the Illinois Legislature site:
"Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is an affirmative defense to a violation of a municipal ordinance that prohibits, regulates, or restricts the private ownership of firearms if the individual who is charged with the violation used the firearm in an act of self-defense or defense of another. Effective immediately."
Obama voted against this bill twice. It passed anyway. The governor vetoed and the legislature overrode the veto.
From On the Issues
Made it legal for someone to possess a firearm without an FOID card as long as they were in the direct supervision of someone with an FIOD card. The bill became law.
Obama voted against it.
March 24, 2003 SB-356
From the legislature site:
"Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the Department of State Police shall publish a list of handguns having a barrel, slide, frame or receiver that is a die casting of zinc alloy or any other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt or deform at a temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Provides that a building used for the unlawful sale of firearms may be abated as a public nuisance only if the person using the building for the unlawful sale has been convicted of the offense and the Department of State Police has published the list of prohibited firearms. Effective immediately."
Obama vote for this bill. It died in the House.
March 25, 2003 SB-2163
Would have lowered the age for FOID card from 21 to 18. The result is that some men in the military are not able to own firearms.
Obama voted against it.
March 27, 2003 SB-947
A "Gun Show Loophole" bill.
Obama voted for it.
May 7, 2003 HB-1096
Would have legalized handgun deer hunting.
Obama did not vote.
May 15, 2003 HB-515
This bill was to notify gun owners when their gun was the subject of records request or search. The bill would have allowed the owner to have his trace information destroyed under certain circumstances. During this time Daley was trying to use trace information to use in gun manufacturer lawsuits.
Obama voted against the bill. It passed but the governor vetoed it.
May 24, 2003 SB-257
Would have legalized handgun deer hunting.
Obama did not vote.
March 25, 2004 SB-2165
From the Illinois Legislature site:
"Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is an affirmative defense to a violation of a municipal ordinance that prohibits, regulates, or restricts the private ownership of firearms if the individual who is charged with the violation used the firearm in an act of self-defense or defense of another. Effective immediately."
Obama voted against this bill twice. It passed anyway. The governor vetoed and the legislature overrode the veto.
From On the Issues
- Respect 2nd Amendment, but local gun bans ok. (Feb 2008)
- Provide some common-sense enforcement on gun licensing. (Jan 2008)
- 2000: cosponsored bill to limit purchases to 1 gun per month. (Oct 2007)
- Stop unscrupulous gun dealers dumping guns in cities. (Jul 2007)
- Keep guns out of inner cities--but also problem of morality. (Oct 2006)
- Ban semi-automatics, and more possession restrictions. (Jul 1998)
- Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
Barry is not your friend if you are a gun owner or someone who believes in the Bill of Rights
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