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To the Editor: About 70+ years ago, I was a big fan of Christmas. School was out and we took our sleds to the park, ice skated on a frozen pond, and thumbed through the new Sears Winter Catalog on the dining room table. It was my link to the…

We're posting the latest issue of GunNews a little early, in the spirit of Christmas.  Inside is great content you need to keep informed with regards to the gun registration scheme and a lot more. You can download it here.   While we've got you, here are some Meeting Updates:…

(Guns Save Life) - Months ago, nobody could have predicted that Illinois gun owners would lead the nation in refusing to comply with a gun registration scheme. With less than two weeks left for gun owners to register banned self-defense firearms, only 8143 FOID holders of over 2.4 million have…

It's Friday.  What happens on Fridays?  Court decisions!  In our case, literally and rhetorically, Judge Steve McGlynn denied our Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, as he hinted he would during the oral arguments on December 12th. The key paragraph sums it all up: In a nutshell, he's going to move…

Greg Bishop interviewed "Instructor Mike" Brown about his thoughts on the PICA gun registration scheme and the black community in Cook County.  Mr. Brown is a former police officer and current CCW instructor.   What's more, as a Cook County resident (my condolences), he's got a first-hand view from the belly…

You thought Lori Lightfoot was a mental defective?  Well, Chicago voters jumped out of the frying pan of idiocy into the fire by electing the King of the Idiot class as their new mayor.  Because Brandon Johnson (not of "Let's go Brandon" fame, but close enough) sets a new standard…

Can you imagine, giving management some feedback on unsatisfactory service and not one, not two, but THREE store staffers pull guns?  What, do they think they're the Sgt. Sugarcookie brigade or something? From News5Cleveland: Three Dunkin' employees in Texas were arrested after police say they threatened a customer with guns.…

Light on posting as we finish up GunNews for pre-Christmas publication.  But I found this thanks to a member and reader who shared it with me.  It illustrates how the Internet is such an amazing place.  Some really good information interspersed with some really poor information. For the "too long;…

Just another evening in Murder City USA. Last night in Streeterville. byu/WannabeOutdoorsman inCrimeInChicago Sounds like someone broke out the AR pistol. I'm pretty sure that gun was registered.  Oh wait.  The law doesn't apply to criminals.

Ladies and gentlemen: After ten weeks of the Illinois gun registry accepting entries, barely three-tenths of one percent of gun owners have complied. 99.7% have not. This graph above is what 99.7% non-compliance looks like. Of 2.4M Firearms Owners ID Card holders in Illinois, only 8143 have registered something.  To…