Todd Vandermyde, a former contract lobbyist with the National Rifle Association in Illinois, spoke in opposition of HB5855 on the bill’s Dec. 20 hearing. | Todd Vandermyde Facebook
Todd Vandermyde, a former contract lobbyist with the National Rifle Association in Illinois, spoke in opposition of HB5855 on the bill’s Dec. 20 hearing. | Todd Vandermyde Facebook
Chicago’s Morning Answer host Dan Proft is using the model set forth by gun rights advocate Todd Vandermyde in recent testimony on gun control bill HB5855 the Protect Illinois Communities Act.
In a video clip accompanying the tweet Vandermyde cuts through the rhetoric of bill sponsor State Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback (D-Skokie) on the interpretation of the 2nd Amendment.
“Don't let his Jeremiah Johnson appearance fool you. Todd Vandermyde, NRA lobbyist in IL, knows con law and the leg process cold,” Proft said on Twitter. “He humiliates @DenyseRep who is indignantly ignorant of SCOTUS 2A case law.”
“The ILGOP might resolve itself to confront these nitwits like Todd does.”
Proft: ‘The ILGOP might resolve itself to confront these nitwits like Todd does’
Read the exchange between Vandermyde and Stonebeck below:
Stonebeck: “Are you familiar with the Second Amendment? Can you recite the Second Amendment?
Vandermyde: “27 words. A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Stonebeck: “Okay. Is there any mention of an individual's right to a gun for of recreation in the Second Amendment?”
Vandermyde: “Yes. The people. Same as the First Amendment. Same as the Fourth Amendment. Same as the 9th Amendment.”
Stonebeck: “There is not a single word about an individual's right to a gun for self-defense or recreation.”
Vandermyde is a former lobbyist for the NRA. In addition to appearing in person, he has been reporting on HB5855 from his Freedom’s Steel YouTube channel.
HB5855 outlaws several commonly owned types of firearms and magazines.
As many as five million firearms and 10 million magazines in the state may be affected if the gun ban becomes law. Gun rights advocates have vowed to seek legal relief should the bill pass. A vote on the bill in the House is expected in the lame-duck session set to begin in early January.
Stoneback sponsored the measure and her name has been attached as sponsor to other controversial legislation. She is a lame-duck representative who is in her final days in the chamber after losing a primary battle earlier this year.
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