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Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day will happen this Wednesday in Springfield! Come one down to fight against Rep. Kathleen Willis and her cabal of gun control jihadists. The rally begins at 11:30 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center. From there, we shall march to the Illinois Capitol beginning a few…
[caption id="attachment_27137" align="aligncenter" width="770"] AP Photo[/caption] We won! Today, an Illinois judge in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court for Lake County, IL ruled for gun owners in the case of Guns Save Life, Inc. v. Village of Deerfield. The order issued today permanently blocks enforcement the Village of Deerfield’s…
"If it plays in Peoria." That's a common expression known nationwide and beyond. Well, you could substitute Decatur for Peoria and get the same effect. Downstate peeps are honked off at the radical, anti-gun political shenanigans in Springfield. Along with other stuff most gun owners aren't so keen about. But…
Are you ready? The anti-gun folks in the Illinois General Assembly have come out with the Aurora Gun Omnibus "Pro-Gun" Safety bill. You like the title? It's pro-gun! Who can be opposed to pro-gun safety, right? It's tentative, but here's the highlight of the contents. Increase the FOID card fee…
WATE of Knoxville, Tennessee breathlessly reports that HUNDREDS of red-clad Moms Demand Action members packed a hearing at the Volunteer State capital. The moms showed up against a proposal to make carry licenses more affordable for Tennesseans. The only problem for the local news outlet? WATE's own video betrayed the…
[caption id="attachment_27119" align="aligncenter" width="770"]AP Photo[/caption] The Connecticut Supreme Court today over-ruled an appeals court, allowing a nuisance lawsuit against gun makers to go forward. The suit claims gun makers had some responsibility for the Sandy Hook school massacre, and accordingly, should pay big bucks to the plaintiffs. Previously, a Connecticut…
[caption id="attachment_27122" align="aligncenter" width="770"] AP photo [/caption] [ISRA] Executive Directors Message In only six days one of the most important events in the Legislative Session will occur, Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day (IGOLD). This is the best chance for law-abiding gun owners to show how important our Second…
[caption id="attachment_27110" align="aligncenter" width="770"]AP Photo.[/caption] According to The Hill, former Vice-President Joe Biden plans to run for the Democrat nomination in the race for President in 2020. Yes, Mr. "If you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun" Biden believes that with his announcement, he will become the front-runner…
[caption id="attachment_27101" align="aligncenter" width="763"]Sun-Times photo.[/caption] We all know the Democrats want to impose more gun control upon law-abiding Americans. They no longer hide that fact at all. But not everyone knows the same Democrat party seems less inclined to imprison criminals for illegally possessing guns. And when bad people with…
[caption id="attachment_27097" align="aligncenter" width="770"]AP Photo.[/caption] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ days look numbered. Once more, under its 2020 budget proposal, the Trump administration seeks to transfer the 'alcohol' and 'tobacco' duties from the BATF. The U.S. Treasury Department would take those duties if the administration gets its way.…
