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THE NEWEST THREAT TO GUN RIGHTS IN ILLINOIS: IL House “Gun Task Force” tasked with ‘Omnibus’ gun control bill

[caption id="attachment_27860" align="aligncenter" width="650"] LaShawn Ford with his attorney following his arrest for twenty counts of felony bank fraud. Chicago Tribune photo.[/caption] Hang onto your hats, ladies and gentleman.  Michael Madigan doesn't just want $200 FOID cards.  He wants an "Omnibus Gun Control Bill."  And you can surely bet that…

Chicagoland political leaders bicker while the bodies pile still higher

[caption id="attachment_27814" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Sun-Times photo.[/caption] Chicago's broken, revolving door criminal justice system has led to trouble in paradise between Chicago's new mayor Lori Lightfoot and her mayoral campaign opponent, County Board Chairwoman Toni Preckwinkle. Meanwhile, as the two powerful women bicker among one another, the bodies continue to pile…

Ginsburg Suffering from Malignant Pancreatic Cancer

[caption id="attachment_27796" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Photo via BYU.edu[/caption] U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 86, now has malignant pancreatic cancer.  She just finished three weeks of radiation therapy, according to multiple  media sources.   There’s even a photo of a frail RBG leaning against a US Marshal as she entered her apartment. Here is the…

Illinois AG moves to dismiss ISRA Gun Dealer Licensing suit

In recent weeks the Illinois State Rifle Association announced a lawsuit challenging the new Illinois Gun Dealer Licensing Act.  The new law, passed last legislative session but signed by incoming Governor J.B. Pritzker through highly dubious parliamentary maneuvering was ripe for a challenge. ISRA filed the suit as an organizational…