Month: July 2019

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Gun Dealer Licensing Act (GDLA) in January 2019, shortly after taking office. Despite claims from the bill's sponsors that it would not impact dealers or cause any hardship, those predictions have not aged well. In reality, the new law has decimated gun dealers…

The Washington Examiner reports that the vast majority of Democrats expect to see politically-motivated violence resulting from the current political war of words. In fact, 91% of Democrats believe this, compared to "only" 61% of Republicans. Here's an excerpt from the Examiner story: After a week that saw President Trump…

From our friends at the Illinois State Rifle Association...   Summary:  March For Our Rights, a student-led group, will rally in Wheaton on July 20 at Memorial Park at 10:00 am The student-led, nationwide "March For Our Rights" organization will hold their 2nd annual Chicagoland Rally in Wheaton on July…

[caption id="attachment_27632" align="aligncenter" width="770"] AP Photo[/caption] LaShawn Ford has served as an Illinois State Representative since 2007.  Like his fellow Chicago Democrat General Assembly members, he has been a fairly consistent vote against gun rights since, well, forever. But he recently appeared on radio station WLS-AM encouraging residents to arm…

Guns Save Life members netted our second biggest haul ever as we once again turned in broken-down, often rust-laden junk for perfectly good cash at a July 13th Chicago gun “buyback.” GSL will use the proceeds from this event to fund organized youth shooting programs, including sending young people to…

Illinois' Gun Dealer Licensing takes effect on July 17th.  The very bill that Rep. Kathleen Willis spearheaded through the Illinois General Assembly.  The one that's driven hundreds of Illinois gun dealers out of business with onerous fees and regulatory burdens. Senator Don Harmon did much the same for the Gun…

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the nation's longest-running NRA Youth Shooting Camp!  Darnall's GunWorks and Ranges hosts the event on the last weekend in July each year on the grounds of their facility.  They have room for another two dozen or so registrations.  Sign up today and I'll…