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The dirty little secret in Cook County, Illinois is that crime has few consequences. Politicians avoid talking about it and the media bury the stories for fear of angering political leaders. However, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart may now be breaking bad. In a May 26th interview, he told WBBM…
Residents of the Land of Lincoln will not have to submit fingerprints and pay upwards of $150 in order to own, shoot or even touch firearms after all. House Democrats voted to pass the measure last week. However, sensing the outrage of gun owners, the Illinois Senate's Democrat leadership killed…
[caption id="attachment_27472" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Photo: Eric Schultz/AP – NPR.org[/caption] Our friends at the Illinois State Rifle Association are calling for good guy gun owners to show up at a "Town Hall" meeting in Deerfield... We at Guns Save Life not only second that motion, but we encourage members, friends and…
The Illinois House Wednesday passed a bill to require the submission of fingerprints, along with higher fees in order to own, shoot or even handle a firearm or ammunition. Kathleen Willis’ Amendments to SB-1966 would also end private firearm transfers and even require immediate family members gifted a firearm to…
Yesterday, Kathleen Willis' SB-1966 Amendments passed the Illinois House with 62 all-Democrat votes. The bill would require any Illinois resident wishing to even touch a firearm to submit fingerprints, pay for your own background check and wait, wait, wait for the State Police to send a FOID card. It's in…
[caption id="attachment_27429" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Chicago Sun Times image.[/caption] Oh my! What a three-ring circus in the Illinois General Assembly. Here's the latest*: Kathleen Willis didn't call her SB1966 today in the Illinois House because she didn't have the 60 votes necessary to pass it. Yes, Kathleen Willis is now in…
From our friends at Illinois Carry. This Cannot Stand! In her continuing effort to end our Second Amendment rights in Illinois, Representative Willis last week filed two new amendments to her "Fix the FOID" bill, SB1966 HFA1. The new amendments, designed to remove the opposition of certain Chicago legislators, in no…
[caption id="attachment_27414" align="alignnone" width="600"] Daily Herald Photo[/caption] Oh, Kathleen Willis and the law of unintended consequences. That or she's a lot smarter than she lets on. When her "Amendment #1" ran into Democrat opposition for effectively pricing gun ownership out of the reach of inner city people of color, Kathleen…
The Witness Slips were opened in just the last few hours for SB1966 HOUSE AMENDMENT ONE Click here to file a witness slip in opposition to the bill. (Be sure to select HCA 1 and not the 'original bill') Click here to see who’s filed slips for and against, as…