COMING TO IL: New York State’s Red Flag law struck down
Oh yeah. It's been a bad, bad few days for big gun control. Minnesota's prohibition on 18-20-year-old young adults carrying was struck down as unconstitutional. Florida formally adopted Constitutional Carry - making 26 states "no permit required" states when it comes to carry. And now a judge in New York…
COMING TO IL: Federal Court judge strikes down MN ban on CCW for 18-20YO adults
In the age of the US Supreme Court ruling last summer that establishes a new standard for evaluating Second Amendment court cases, gun control schemes are falling nationwide. Including here in Illinois where a judge ruled that the Illinois State Police cannot revoke gun rights for a mere arrest. In…
ONE LESS THUG: Chicago O’Reilly Auto Parts store manager burns down bandit…
A Chicagoland O'Reilly Auto Parts store turned into a crime scene shortly after high noon on Saturday. An aspiring armed robber with a gun walked into a busy auto store store at 91st and Stoney Island in the southside Calumet City neighborhood. Taking the robber's implied message of "give me…
NRA Annual Meetings slated for April 14-16 in Indianapolis…
Every gun owner should make a pilgrimage to the massive NRA Convention at least once in their lifetime. This year it’s right next door in Indianapolis. The 2023 Annual Meetings & Exhibits will take place at the Indiana Convention Center on April 14-16, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Exhibit Hall…
Caulkins seeks recusals from two newest IL Supreme Court justices over $1M donations from named defendants in gun ban lawsuit
One would think that a judge who received a million dollars in their race for office would recuse themselves of any cases in which their benefactor appeared as a plaintiff or defendant. Thus far, Justices Mary O'Brien and Elizabeth Rochford have not announced their recusals in the high-profile Macon County…
SIGN UP TODAY! GSL’s Honor Flight group set for April 2024… Seeking Vietnam-era vets and older, plus guardians
Please share this with your family, friends and on social media. Land of Lincoln Honor Flight’s mission is to provide round trip transportation from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois for veterans in order of their service (WWII, Korean Era and Vietnam Era) who wish to visit their memorials…
Elections Tuesday April 4th. GO VOTE.
Municipal elections are tomorrow, Tuesday, April 4th. Make sure you take time to go vote. Educate yourself on who the right candidates are for no only your local city council races, but also SCHOOL BOARDS. Turnout is usually very low in these elections which magnifies the impact of your vote.…
IL BANNED *ALL* MAGS WITH BASEPLATES: New Gun Ban blocks sale of mags now, bans carry of these mags in public effective April 10th…
Todd Vandermyde does analysis of the new Illinois Gun Ban Act when it comes to magazines. You might not realize your Glock 19's standard 15-round magazine is illegal to carry in public thanks to the language in the gun ban bill that bans magazines that can be 'readily restored or…
SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT: Chicago Tribune’s booze-hound reporter Rick Pearson and sidekick demand cops ‘Follow Orders’ on gun ban
What happens when you've had too much Jack Daniels? Well, if you're one of Chicago Tribune's apparent Democrat operatives with a byline, you get arrested for driving the wrong way down a one-way street in Springfield. Maybe boozing helps write political commentary for the Chicago Tribune? Or maybe you write,…
WE WARNED THEM: Thomas Maag wins injunction blocking FOID suspensions over arrests
We warned JB Pritzker, Rep. Bob Morgan, Senator Don Harmon and Attorney General Kwame Raoul. We told them that if they continue this jihad against the gun rights of the law-abiding in Illinois, they would have a lot less gun control in a couple of years than they had before. …