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Yesterday, Prairie State gun owners took a beating in the Illinois General Assembly. The Gun Retailer Licensing Bill (SB337 Amendment 1) passed and goes to the Governor.  The vote:  Senate 35-20.  House 65-49-0. This bill now includes gun registration, a felony provision if you lose records of two or more…

  From left, John Weber, John Boch and Shannon Alford. by John Boch Illinois has a new National Rifle Association - Institute for Legislative Action liaison, John Weber.   Skillfully, he has taken the reigns in the lead role in our fight against gun control in Illinois for most of this…

Actions have consequences, some of them unintended. The uber-left's favorite little gun control activist, David Hogg, learned this the hard way Friday. Drunk with perceived power and possibly experiencing withdrawal after his camera time dipped in the last few weeks, Camera Hogg's latest plan was to extort a million dollars…

Meet Illinois State Representative Fred Crespo. He likes to tout how he fights back against NRA-backed politicians.  Furthermore, he supports legislation to "prohibit the sale and possession of high capacity magazines which turn regular firearms into fully automatic weapons." Really. Here's a photo of a letter Crespo sent to one…

"Celebrities" will do the darnedest things to virtue signal for a little love from their low-information fanbases (and get their names mentioned again). Retired porn star Mia Khalifa sought fifteen more minutes of fame yesterday with the help of the Austin, Texas Police Department. Following the Santa Fe High School…

  Here's the roll call for today on SB337. As for those turncoat Republicans in the Illinois House, they include: Steven E. Andressen (65) Michael McAuliffe (20) Peter Breen (48) Jim Durkin (82) David Olsen (81) Patricia Bellock (47) Christine Winger (45) Hey, it's the not-so-Magnificent Seven.  Without their support…

CALL YOUR SENATOR The latest revised Firearms Industry Licensing Act, SB-337, passed the Illinois House today with 65 votes.  Not veto proof, but a number of Republicans voted for it.  Call your Senator tomorrow and urge him or her to vote "NO" on SB-337.  Yeah, they may ignore your call. …

NBC Chicago's Mary Ann Ahern stands poised to drop a bomb on a "leading lawmaker" in the Illinois General Assembly come Thursday at 1pm.  As if Michael Madigan and his fellow Democrats needs yet another sex harassment scandal. After all, Madigan himself has a bunch of allegations levelled against his…

  Don't send your kids off to college without teaching them strategies to stay safe! The DeWitt County Sportsman's Club, along with Guns Save Life and GSL Defense Training have teamed up to sponsor the Personal Protection for Teens class this year - on June 9 in Clinton, IL.  There's…

By Mike Keleher I have been observing the trend away from .40 S&W pistols and ammunition for about five years now, and there has been a marked change in shooter/owner behaviors regarding this cartridge. Back in 2013 I was down at a shooting school along with a guy from the…