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FROM THE HIP: RED STATE REPORTby Dominic VisioneYou probably know by now that my lovely bride and I left Illinois for Missouri. We didn’t do this on a whim. We were born and raised in the Land of Lincoln, as are most of our family. We even bought burial plots…
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) is coming to Illinois! Yes, on Thursday, July 8th, she will headline an event at the Effingham Performing Arts Center. Come meet the pro-gun alternative to AOC and 'the Squad'. It will be a fun evening. Congresswoman Greene has already made herself the lightning rod…
Unlike the majority of states across the nation, Illinois has a very rigorous training requirement to carry a firearm in public. To carry legally, of course. The criminals in Chicago have always skipped any licensing and training, outside of 'training' they get from Hollywood and music videos. In recent…
HB562 "FOID Modernization" has been posted to the House Judiciary - Criminal Committee hearing tomorrow at 11 AM. We're joining other gun rights organizations in calling for our members and supporters to file witness slips in opposition to the bill (CLICK HERE to do so for the FIRST AMENDMENT) (AND…
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…
