Breaking news when I woke up was that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested. His name rang a "gun bell", but I wasn't sure why. When I cross referenced his name with "gun control", I got this out of Wikipedia (who ALREADY have his arrest info posted!):
In February 2006 "State of the State" address, he said the state should ban semi-automatic firearms, prompting threats from several gunmakers in the state that they will take their business elsewhere. Among these were Armalite Inc., Rock River Arms, Les Baer Custom and the legendary Springfield Armory.
As a state legislator, Blagojevich tried to raise the price of an Illinois Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card from $5.00 to $500.00, saying that such a large increase was necessary so people would think twice about wanting to own a gun. Blagojevich vetoed three gun bills in 2005, which would have:- Deleted records in gun database after 90 days-- gun proponents argued that this was a privacy concern for law-abiding citizens
- Eliminated the waiting period for someone wanting to buy a rifle or shotgun, when trading in a previously owned weapon
- Overridden local laws regulating transport of firearms.
Blagojevich's position in regard to guns has been criticized by the Illinois State Rifle Association: "Rod should spend more time catching criminals and less time controlling guns." His support for tightening the gun laws of Illinois has earned him the ire of gun owners' groups.
I don't think anti-gun politicians or individuals are more likely to be corrupt than pro-gun people, I'm just glad to see a speed bump removed from the gun owner's parking lot.
