Here's my email chain (read from bottom up) I find it digusting that his councel sights Brady riddle sources instead of IC. I only emailed due to an email i got that pissed me off since it reference IN.
Dear Mr. Theis,
I was forwarded on your message regarding your objection toCongressman Quigley’s recent comments on Indiana’s lax gun laws and theireffect on gun violence in Chicago. I handle gun issues for CongressmanQuigley and wanted to give you some information about the state of Indiana’scurrent lax gun laws. You’re right that when purchasing a firearm througha federally registered gun dealer in Indiana or anywhere in the United States,a NCIS background check is required, but the truth is that around 40 percent ofgun sales in this country are not through FFL’s. 40 percent of firearmssales in the U.S. today happen through private sellers. Unfortunately,under the laws in Indiana and many other states, private gun sellers are notrequired to run background checks. Any Illinois resident could make thefew hour drive to a gun show in Indiana and purchase a weapon from a privateseller with no background check, no waiting period, and no questions asked.
Here is a link to a news report outlining the private saleproblem from Indiana’s New Center: http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/No-Background-Check-No-Problem-Getting-a-Gun-136977103.html
Because of this enormous loophole and the effect it has onthe number of illegal weapons on the streets of Chicago, Congressman Quigleysupports closing the gun show loophole and requiring background checks on allfirearms sales in the country. If you have any additional questions orcomments, feel free to email me directly. Thanks for your time.
Best,
Joe
JosephR. Bushong
LegislativeCounsel
CongressmanMike Quigley (IL-05)
1124Longworth | Washington, DC 20515
(202)225-4061 | joseph.bushong@mail.house.gov
Sender: Damon Theis
123 Reality Place, Heartland, IN 60657
Tel: 219-712-1016
support@eyehit.com
Received: 02/02/2013
Forward To: Joseph Bushong
Guns
Your quote: Is completely inaccurate and just plain false. You should know whatyou are talking about before opening your mouth. NO Illinois resident can buy agun in Indiana without an NCIS check and they also have to wait for posessionand the transfer HAS to go through an FFL dealer.
Quit telling LIES for the media.
Gingrich 'has been in Chicago, and he can see we don't have a Berlin-type wallwith checkpoints around it,' said Rep. Mike Quigley, a Chicago Democrat. 'Youcan go to any gun show in Indiana ... and get a gun without a backgroundcheck.'
Dear Mr. Theis,
I was forwarded on your message regarding your objection toCongressman Quigley’s recent comments on Indiana’s lax gun laws and theireffect on gun violence in Chicago. I handle gun issues for CongressmanQuigley and wanted to give you some information about the state of Indiana’scurrent lax gun laws. You’re right that when purchasing a firearm througha federally registered gun dealer in Indiana or anywhere in the United States,a NCIS background check is required, but the truth is that around 40 percent ofgun sales in this country are not through FFL’s. 40 percent of firearmssales in the U.S. today happen through private sellers. Unfortunately,under the laws in Indiana and many other states, private gun sellers are notrequired to run background checks. Any Illinois resident could make thefew hour drive to a gun show in Indiana and purchase a weapon from a privateseller with no background check, no waiting period, and no questions asked.
Here is a link to a news report outlining the private saleproblem from Indiana’s New Center: http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/No-Background-Check-No-Problem-Getting-a-Gun-136977103.html
Because of this enormous loophole and the effect it has onthe number of illegal weapons on the streets of Chicago, Congressman Quigleysupports closing the gun show loophole and requiring background checks on allfirearms sales in the country. If you have any additional questions orcomments, feel free to email me directly. Thanks for your time.
Best,
Joe
JosephR. Bushong
LegislativeCounsel
CongressmanMike Quigley (IL-05)
1124Longworth | Washington, DC 20515
(202)225-4061 | joseph.bushong@mail.house.gov
Sender: Damon Theis
123 Reality Place, Heartland, IN 60657
Tel: 219-712-1016
support@eyehit.com
Received: 02/02/2013
Forward To: Joseph Bushong
Guns
Your quote: Is completely inaccurate and just plain false. You should know whatyou are talking about before opening your mouth. NO Illinois resident can buy agun in Indiana without an NCIS check and they also have to wait for posessionand the transfer HAS to go through an FFL dealer.
Quit telling LIES for the media.
Gingrich 'has been in Chicago, and he can see we don't have a Berlin-type wallwith checkpoints around it,' said Rep. Mike Quigley, a Chicago Democrat. 'Youcan go to any gun show in Indiana ... and get a gun without a backgroundcheck.'