Todd Vandermyde told the Chicago Sun-Times in an article published Wednesday (http://bit.ly/1iZQ9n3 ) that he was only exercising his rights as a citizen when he intervened to push legislation to loosen restrictions on transporting crossbows and enlisted the House Republican leader to tighten authority for police to enter private land. Vandermyde was ticketed by state conservation police officers and fined $120 for carrying an uncased, loaded crossbow on an ATV in December during a hunting trip. Vandermyde dismissed Cassidy's complaints, saying critics hate the Second Amendment, and they really hate the First Amendment to boot, that little thing about petitioning government for grievances. Durkin said he was addressing "the authority by which conservation police can enter private property to search and seize possible contraband in violation of the Wildlife Code."
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