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[caption id="attachment_27178" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Base photo by Daily Herald[/caption] We have the popcorn popping as news of a White County, IL judge ruling the FOID card unconstitutional.  Ace of Spades had the story today, and Valinda Rowe posted it at Illinois Carry on Thursday.  In short, a White County judge…

Depending on the location, persons caught carrying a stun gun or TASER in Illinois could face a felony conviction. That was until last Thursday when the Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously to strike down the ban on carrying stun guns and TASERs in the Land of Lincoln. Now, these devices…

[caption id="attachment_27156" align="aligncenter" width="700"]AP photo[/caption] In the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque attacks and the blood dancing that's happened halfway around the globe here in America, some politicians want to impose more gun control laws.  When, in fact, we need more guns in the hands of good guys. After all,…

[caption id="attachment_27148" align="aligncenter" width="770"]Photo by John Boch for GSL/TTAG.[/caption] America has changed in a lot of ways in the last 100+ years, not the least of which when it comes to the small pocket pistols we carry. At the turn of last century, just as they do today, plenty of…

Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day will happen this Wednesday in Springfield!  Come one down to fight against Rep. Kathleen Willis and her cabal of gun control jihadists.  The rally begins at 11:30 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center.  From there, we shall march to the Illinois Capitol beginning a few…

[caption id="attachment_27137" align="aligncenter" width="770"] AP Photo[/caption] We won!  Today, an Illinois judge in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court for Lake County, IL ruled for gun owners in the case of Guns Save Life, Inc. v. Village of Deerfield.   The order issued today permanently blocks enforcement the Village of Deerfield’s…

"If it plays in Peoria."  That's a common expression known nationwide and beyond.  Well, you could substitute Decatur for Peoria and get the same effect.  Downstate peeps are honked off at the radical, anti-gun political shenanigans in Springfield.  Along with other stuff most gun owners aren't so keen about. But…

Are you ready?  The anti-gun folks in the Illinois General Assembly have come out with the Aurora Gun Omnibus "Pro-Gun" Safety bill.  You like the title?  It's pro-gun!  Who can be opposed to pro-gun safety, right? It's tentative, but here's the highlight of the contents. Increase the FOID card fee…

WATE of Knoxville, Tennessee breathlessly reports that HUNDREDS of red-clad Moms Demand Action members packed a hearing at the Volunteer State capital. The moms showed up against a proposal to make carry licenses more affordable for Tennesseans. The only problem for the local news outlet? WATE's own video betrayed the…

[caption id="attachment_27119" align="aligncenter" width="770"]AP Photo[/caption] The Connecticut Supreme Court today over-ruled an appeals court, allowing a nuisance lawsuit against gun makers to go forward.  The suit claims gun makers had some responsibility for the Sandy Hook school massacre, and accordingly, should pay big bucks to the plaintiffs. Previously, a Connecticut…