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By Mike KeleherThe undead returned to Grand Island NE this June, defeating both biological plague and COVID. Hornady (headquartered in Grand Island) has long been the yearly sponsor of the Zombies in the Heartland three gun match but had to take last year off due to COVID 19. Something about…
Saturday, June 12th 9am-3:30pmDeWitt County Sportsman’s ClubClinton, ILWith displays, seminars by multiple trainers, hands-on activities, and shooting stations. Yes, we will have life-fire available... for free! With real ammo! We'll also have an air gun station from Central Illinois Precision Shooters. Experience what shooting Olympic-level air rifles and pistols is…
It is with a heavy heart that I must report that the NRA's state affiliate in the Land of Lincoln negotiated a new bill to modernize the state's much-hated Firearm Owner Identification Card Act. The Illinois State Rifle Association then went neutral on the newly-inserted gun control language, tacitly supporting…
[caption id="attachment_30331" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Nothing to see here, officers...[/caption] "Restorative justice," "affordable bail," a bullet-riddled car and a dysfunctional justice system in Chicago all collided this weekend in Lori Lightfoot's Murder City USA. It's so complicated and messed up that I'm just going to let CWB Chicago (which should be…
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned this morning. In the past couple of days, Illinois gun owners dodged one bullet but we were savaged by two other bills. Kathleen Willis' bill to mandate fingerprints for FOID cards passed the Illinois House. It failed to get a vote in the senate because…
Today, Memorial Day, marks the final day of the Illinois General Assembly spring session. All business will have to be completed by midnight tonight (MAY 31) or it'll likely have to wait until the fall veto session for consideration and then passage will require 60% of chamber(s) voting. GOOD NEWS…
By Mike Keleher Well this is a bit of a powerful statement by the U.S. Supreme Court this week. In a rare decision that is decided unanimously, the judges put their combined foot down and declared a police confiscation of privately owned firearms in a residence to have been unconstitutional…
By Mike KeleherWell the BATF document looking to re-define and ban new 80% firearm frame sales which was leaked two weeks ago, has been formally published- a few days early. Hmmm. Wonder if the leak had anything to do with that?In official Washington speak, BATF posted on their website atf.gov:…
By Mike KeleherI have been watching all of the news about 80% frame kits this Spring. You know, plastic or aluminum frames that have to be drilled and finished at home – they are sold as being only 80% complete frames. They are generally being offered in two formats, Glock…
By Mike Keleher On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, a county judge in White County reviewed a Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) violation case for the second time and made statements to the effect the Illinois FOID requirement was unconstitutional in the case of The People of the State of Illinois vs.…
