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Illinois published some new administrative rulemaking for the FOID review board in the Illinois Register in recent days.  I haven't had a time to read it, but wanted to share. My first blush is "this seems like a lot of work when the FOID will be struck down in a…

Reprinted from the May 2023 issue of GunNews Magazine with a few tweaks and additions... We had a good day in federal court at the April 12th hearing in our challenge to the new Illinois gun ban. Our attorneys are very good, but we let Paul Clement’s partner Erin Murphy…

Robert Bevis has had a rough six months.  He owns of Law Weapons in Naperville, a business that was doing great until the naggy moms pressured the Naperville City Council to virtue signal at Robert's expense. They passed an ordinance that banned the sale of the most popular self-defense firearms…

We called it earlier today when we wrote "Kwame may appeal directly to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse this preliminary injunction..."  Sure enough.  Kwame the Klown (h/t to a commenter) filed a motion with the 7th Circuit this afternoon. Nevermind that they are in recess until May…

By John Naese The following story was related to me by the employee manning the gun counter at a large retailer. He was 60ish, and in our conversation, I told him that what he was doing – selling guns and talking to gun people all day – is what I…

Brief update, folks.  Docket update on our case challenging the gun and magazine ban. NOTICE AND ORDER: The Court is in receipt of [103] MOTION to Stay. Any objections/responses are due on or before May 8, 2023. (Responses due by 5/8/2023). Signed by Judge Stephen P. McGlynn on 5/2/2023. (jce) THIS…

There's a huge contrast between Florida and Illinois. In Florida, where woke goes to die, violent crime is at a 50-year low. In Chicago, home to many of Illinois lawmakers and legislative leaders, violent crime has gone up 104% in just the past two years. Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis has…

On Monday late morning, very strong winds and a farmer in the fields created a massive dust storm obscuring vision for drivers on I-55 about ten miles south of Springfield.  Over 100 vehicles piled up in both directions creating a large mass casualty incident in a rural part of the…

*** CALL TO ACTION *** CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN NAPERVILLE TONITE, TUESDAY MAY 2nd! About a decade ago, George Pradel, then mayor of Naperville contacted Law Weapons and invited us to move our thriving business to Naperville.  We obliged and had since been a model business citizen, providing comprehensive services,…

More and more gun shops in Illinois dip their toes back into the waters of selling popular self-defense rifles, shotguns and handguns - along with the magazines to feed them.  Some vendors were slow to come around - wanting to run it by their attorneys.  Others, employing good, old-fashioned common…