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On Friday, the ISRA sounded the alarm to its members, warning of enforcement of the new Illinois Firearms Ban Act on Monday, April 10th. The email, with the subject line "Important Legislative Update," came with an interesting closing line. "Please share with others and remind them that the ISRA is…
Los Angeles County residents can sleep so much safer this Easter with the knowledge that a rogue LA County Sheriff's Department Deputy was arrested and charged with felonies for possessing an AR-15 and some tracer-style ammunition. No, it wasn't a full-auto gun. It was simply a police patrol-type rifle. America's…
With decisions come consequences. You need another reason why you should embrace gun ownership? The increasingly radical hard-core left in America loves mob violence. Real mob violence - against not only property but people as well. It's fascism: suppressing those with opposing viewpoints with violence. This is, in my view,…
House Bill 2795 is supposed to help prevent veteran suicides. The ISRA has jumped behind a provision in the bill to allow veterans "in crisis" to take their guns to an FFL for storage. The only problem is, the veteran will need to get an approval from ISP (as part…
From the Illinois Federation for Outdoor Resources: The Illinois Federation for Outdoor Resources (IFOR) is warning Illinois hunters about the impact of the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PA 102-1116). Common sporting shotguns used by snow goose hunters in Illinois will no longer be allowed on public lands as of April…
Who wants to stifle speech they disagree with & those who speak those words? Why is violence and murder the left's go-to solution for those with diverse thoughts and beliefs that the left doesn't like? Who are the fascists? Frankly, the left's propensity towards violence, including mob violence, against those…
A couple of outlets have weighed in on the Chicago election results, where votes from the Windy City's highest crime neighborhoods put Brandon (Let's go Brandon!) Johnson on top of the law-and-order candidate Paul Vallas in the run-off election for Mayor. Ironically, the people who have suffered the most under…
Memphis is a rough town, with no shortage of gang violence. Along those lines, footage has leaked of a major gun battle between gangs last weekend. A heckuva way to start April Fool's Weekend, right? A man in a suit working security for an upscale restaurant/nightclub did his job and…
Todd Vandermyde, the Illinois Gun Law Guru and former NRA-ILA contract lobbyist for Illinois, takes a look at the new Illinois Firearm Ban Act. In it, he makes the case for how the Remington 870, America's favorite shotgun with 11+ million in circulation, is illegal under the new law. "Huh?"…
Bad news from the US District Court in Southern Illinois. The ISRA's lawsuit Anderson v. Raoul challenging the Land of Lincoln's ban on suppressors has been stayed for 90 days. Here's the docket entry from Court Listener. ORDER STAYING CASE: This case was filed on February 27, 2023. On February…
