Cook County States Attorney Anita Alvarez Press Conference: A Defining Moment?
All the major control organizations gun are gathering tomorrow (Tuesday) in Illinois. They’ll meet-up with gun violence victims and local gun control advocates like Father ”Snuffy” Pfleger—who earned his nickname by calling for the “snuffing out” of the owner of a Chicago-area gun shop. They’ll head over to the office of Cook County State Attorney Anita Alvarez. The subsequent press conference will have one collective goal: to prevent Land of Lincoln legislators from enacting a law that would give citizens the right to carry a concealed firearm . . . . The Violence Policy Center, The Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence, the Mayors Against Illegal Guns—the entire gun control movement know that this could well be do-or-die for their cause. Alvarez’s press conference reveals their desperate rush into the breach, hoping to keep concealed carry from passing one more time. At least until the next time . . . .Interestingly, the time and place of the conference were finally released Monday, at least to invitees:
We have a confirmed location for the Press Conference against HB 148 which would allow the concealed carrying of handguns. The Violence Policy Center will be releasing National data regarding crimes committed by Concealed Carry PermitPerhaps more interestingly, members of Illinois Carry who contacted Alvarez's office were told that SA Alvarez is not scheduled to appear at any press events today at all. Of course, there was no public information on the press conference itself at all until Monday morning, so we'll all have to wait and see how accurate that is; but it's always possible that Alvarez never intended to appear. It's also entirely possible that either she or the organizers decided that it wasn't ideal for either to have her take a leading role, since she's so far out of the mainstream. None of the groups involved, with the possible exception of the Violence Policy Center, ever willingly admit that they do or have work to "ban guns," after all, and SA Alvarez has not always been as indirect as that:
holders and we will be calling for lawmakers to oppose this legislation.
The press conference is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28th at 10:00 AM at the Blue Room of the James R. Thomspon Center, 100 W. Randolph.
Please let me know if you are able to attend this important press conference.
Thanks.
(As we all marvel at SA Alvarez's honesty in the moment, we should all take a moment to thank Kurt Hofmann, St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner, for uploading that video to Youtube and ensuring that we can always remind people of exactly what we're facing.)
3 comments:
I was at the presser this morning. If Alvarez was there, she didn't speak.
There were about a dozen people behind the lectern - families of shooting victims, spokesmen for this or that anti-gun outfit - the MC was a guy whose name I didn't catch, but he's with the Brady campaign. There were half a dozen TV cameramen there, and total audience attendance (that is, people who weren't affiliated with Brady or CeaseFire or any of the speakers) was about five.
I took a couple of photos, if you're interested. They mostly show this big knot of people in front of the room, and a sea of empty seats facing them.
I would love to see your photos, Anne! You could send them to dongwinn@thefiringline.com if you don't mind. Thank you!
OK. Running around a lot today and tomorrow but should get them to you by the weekend.
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