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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to honor William "Bill" Oglesby,
4Jr. on the occasion of being named "Pistolsmith of the Year"
5for 2015 by the American Pistolsmiths Guild; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Bill Oglesby is a fourth generation gunmaker from
7Sangamon County; he is a graduate of several prestigious
8gunsmithing schools and is a member of the American
9Pistolsmiths Guild and the American Custom Gunmakers Guild; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Bill Oglesby is a respected author, inventor, and
11holder of several important gunmaking patents; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Bill Oglesby has created custom pistols for such
13notables as Clint Eastwood, Hank Williams, Jr., Steven Seagal,
14Dennis Weaver, and many others; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Bill Oglesby is a former world and national
16shooting champion and a world-renowned exhibition shooter and
17television personality who has been the subject of several
18shooting exhibition documentaries on the History Channel and
19elsewhere; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Bill Oglesby is a Lifetime Member, Regulator, and

 

 

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1former Territorial Governor of the Single Action Shooting
2Society; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Bill Oglesby is an "Ask The Experts" staff member
4of Shooting Times Magazine and a member of the staff of
5American Handgunner Magazine; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Bill Oglesby is a lifetime member of the Amateur
7Trapshooting Association, a Diamond Level member of the Front
8Sight Shooting Academy, and a participant in Charlton Heston's
9Celebrity Shoot; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Bill Oglesby has been a gunmaker for the Hollywood
11Golden Boot Awards and a gunmaker for the Silver Spur Awards;
12therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15congratulate William "Bill" Oglesby, Jr. on the occasion of
16being named "Pistolsmith of the Year" for 2015 by the American
17Pistolsmiths Guild and wish him success in all of his future
18endeavors; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to Bill Oglesby as a symbol of our esteem and
21respect.