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Gun Control & RKBA

nevergiveup

(4,759 posts)

7. I was born and grew up in this county.

Reply to shadowrider (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 11:03 AM

Mar 2012

My grandparents and parents are buried there. I still have nieces, nephews and a sister living there. It wasn't always to this extreme but today Pike County Illinois is as right-wing and racist and homophobic and religiously fanatic as you can get. God help us if the people of this county start having their say on any law at any level.

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Pike County to Cook County: Drop Dead (CCW approved by the county - Illinois) [View all] shadowrider Mar 2012 OP

Interesting information in the responses to this COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #1

I'm not an attorney nor an expert on Illinois CCW. Short answer? shadowrider Mar 2012 #2

I don't know. Just posing the question. nt COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #10

Wow, this is huge! And won by a 85% - 15% margin. This might be a turning point! Logical Mar 2012 #3

All it takes is one little leak in the dam. shadowrider Mar 2012 #4

Maybe more counties will do the same thing. Logical Mar 2012 #5

Surely this is... PavePusher Mar 2012 #11

Keeping our fingers crossed for our friends in the good parts of IL. ileus Mar 2012 #6

I was born and grew up in this county. nevergiveup Mar 2012 #7

Voting in approval of CC is "extreme"? n/t PavePusher Mar 2012 #12

If I were gay or a minority there gejohnston Mar 2012 #14

Yeah, God help us if the people that live there actually have a voice in their government DonP Mar 2012 #15

You obviously missed my point but nevergiveup Mar 2012 #17

I blame Rush gejohnston Mar 2012 #18

Chicago machine? angel123 Mar 2012 #8

Well, maybe if Chicago could live within it's means? DonP Mar 2012 #9

Ahem.... PavePusher Mar 2012 #13

Wonder why IL doesn't trust it's citizens? ileus Mar 2012 #16