We Defend Your Right to Defend Yourself
It is almost as if our state’s political leadership is hellbent on legalizing crime without consequences. We tried a baby-step towards eliminating cash bail with the “Affordable Bail Act of 2017.” It has proven itself an unmitigated disaster leaving a trail of dead bodies and maimed survivors in its wake…
As the clock ticks down on this session in the General Assembly (noon on Wednesday is the drop dead deadline, pun intended), gun control groups and politicians are bickering amongst themselves. Some, in fact, are threatening to withhold support of gun and magazine bans because they don't go far enough. …
At Guns Save Life meetings across Illinois, we welcome subject matter experts as our guest speakers. Sometimes the presentations make history come to life with people who were there, such as survivors from the Bataan Death March, the Battle of the Bulge or the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Other times, we…
"Leader" Jim Durkin has quit the Illinois House. A couple of days ago, we wrote that we looked for him to quit at some point in this coming term because he was going to get primaried for voting for this gun and magazine ban. He didn't even wait for his…
Merry Christmas! The Senate Democrats have dropped their gun and magazine ban as part of a "Gut and Replace" amendment to a new bill. The new bill is HB5471, specifically Senate Amendment #1. Here's a link to the text. Expect a vote on it this evening. The word from Springfield…
The Illinois Senate is set to return Sunday at 5pm. The Illinois House is not set to return today, but will almost assuredly return Monday morning. The Illinois House passed SB-2226, House Amendment #3 last Friday in the dead of night, which frankly seems to be their new modus operandi…
Good news for those who still have a bump stock in their closet. The courts have finally put at least the first nail in the coffin on the so-called "Bump Stock" ban implemented after the Las Vegas terror attack. From Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod in Cargill v. Garland: Since the…
Despite the fact that a judge has put a temporary restraining order on Oregon's Ballot Measure 114, NPR is breathlessly highlighting an allegedly marginalized group who might be impacted. The NPR "news" agency claims the LGBT folks would be disproportionately affected by the new gun control law. Really? Some members…
Our favorite little low-T House Minority Leader Jimmy Durkin voted for the gun and magazine ban (SB-2226) in the dead of night very early Friday morning. Low-T Jimmy not only has a bit of a Napoleon complex but also a nice betrayal streak for good measure. One would think leaders…
To the Editor: WCIS Channel 20 News reports: “More than 100 people gathered [Thursday] at the Capitol to make their voices heard on the Protect Illinois Communities Act. Activists from Moms Demand Action… encouraged lawmakers to pass the bill.” Fine, but who the hell are these “Moms” and why…
