Here's an e-mail from the Illinois State Rifle Association, rallying members to oppose Rahm Emanuel's proposal for a handgun registration system:
On Thursday, February 9th, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called for the Illinois General Assembly to pass a $65 per handgun fee to be levied against every law-abiding gun owner in Illinois – INCLUDING YOU. Of course, gang bangers, murderers, robbers and rapists are exempt from the fee. This fee would be charged every 5 years on every handgun you own. Additionally, you would have to register with the government in the same manner as sex-offenders... If you cannot pay the $65 tax on EACH of your handguns, you will have to surrender your guns to the local police for destruction.