Some Illinois House members might want to rethink their opposition.  

  Unregulated carry is but seven weeks away as only 64 of the required 71 Illinois House members voted for HB997's Amendment 9, the new "shall issue" carry bill. Given that we have the votes to stop a bad bill, and the last bad bill that came up only got…

      Training and education about guns are shining the light of truth on ignorance and bigotry. Mayor Bloomberg crying in his Big Gulp!  And President Obama is no doubt weeping tears on his prayer rug.     (Washington Post) - The failure of popular Senate gun proposals Wednesday…

Efforts by the politically correct crowd to divest Illinois pension funds of firearms companies failed today in another blow to those who eschew civilian ownership of guns. HB1296 failed 46-69, proving in this instance that an overwhelming majority of Illinois House members understand that 1) divesting yourself of one of…

[caption id="attachment_7127" align="alignnone" width="510"] Illinois Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, argues gun legislation while on the House floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) Caption by State Journal-Register.[/caption] Tempers flared in the Illinois General Assembly yesterday as die-hard leftists tried…

  [caption id="attachment_7103" align="alignnone" width="620"] BITTER O.[/caption] (Washington Times) - President Obama angrily blamed the defeat Wednesday of his centerpiece gun-control proposal on lies spread by the National Rifle Association, calling it “a pretty shameful day for Washington.” “The gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill,” Mr.…

   UPDATED ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IN BOLD.  We are going to get a vote in the Illinois House on HB997, the "shall issue" carry bill once supported by the NRA, ISRA and GSL. Well, actually, there's going to be an amendment put forth [today] that will be very similar to HB997.  …

  It's a dead duck.  SIX votes shy of passage. Senate rejects background checks on gun purchases in 54-46 vote The Senate delivered a devastating blow to President Obama’s agenda to regulate guns Wednesday by defeating a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks. It failed by a vote of 54…

  Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is taking another run at "may issue" carry today.  He's got himself another shell bill that's been converted into a "may issue" bill sponsored by a rabid gun grabber Rep. Kelly Cassidy. ISRA is urging folks to contact their Representatives and remind them it…

That's right, folks. 96% of Americans do NOT believe additional gun control is the nation's most important problem.  Just a fringe group of about 4% have the misguided belief that recreating past tyrannies is the most pressing issue for America. Gallup has the numbers.  The top five most important issues:…