Governor JB Pritzker has dreams of more than sugar plums and extra large meat-lovers pizzas when he lays his head down at night. He desperately wants to rest his head on pillows at The White House as President of the United States. And why not? He’s got the money to self-fund his campaign for President and still have a billion (with a ‘b’) left over.
At the same time, JB Pritzker has a huge problem brewing. His new gun ban law faces countless lawsuits challenging its constitutionality. In an even bigger problem, one that’s very public right now, relates to gun owner compliance. In short, there is almost no compliance.
How dare those gun owners thumb their nose at our all-powerful governor and the radical Democrats who run this state!?!
While thousands of gun owner have registered popular self-defense firearms, accessories and ammunition prior to the December 31st deadline, millions have not registered a thing. In fact, as of a week before the deadline to register, 99.4% of Land of Lincoln gun owners have opted not to comply.
As if Pritzker didn’t have enough problems with coverage of low gun owner compliance, along comes Congressional Candidate (and Pritzker nemesis) Darren Bailey with social media posts. On New Year’s Eve, Bailey posted this:
“I’ll be here putting together this puzzle waiting for Pritzker to knock on my door and take my guns. I will not comply.”
Bailey also posted this gem on New Year’s Day.
“I’ll say something the weak-knee Republicans are too afraid to say: I will never give up my guns, and I will NOT comply. Like I’ve said many times, I’ll die on my porch before I give up my guns.”
Given how the puzzle image showed what surely seem to be a pair of PICA-banned firearms, Bailey’s putting himself firmly in the felony territory under the new law.
I know Darren Bailey personally and have known him even years before he ran for governor against JB Pritzker. I consider him a friend. Frankly, I’m concerned that Gov. Pritzker might find some young troopers eager to earn some brownie points with their superiors willing to take Bailey up on his pledge to meet them on his porch.
Clearly Bailey has laid down the gauntlet for Gov. Pritzker. I’m afraid the governor has a better hand at this game of poker.
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