Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produce a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally
City sees fewer homicides, robberies, burglaries, car thefts as Illinois residents take arms By Kelly Riddell – The Washington Times – Sunday, August 24, 2014 An 86-year-old Illinois man with a concealed carry permit fired his weapon at an armed robbery suspect fleeing police last month, stopping the man in his tracks and allowing the […]
by Dave Jolly A couple months ago, I wrote about the economic policies of Wisconsin’s Republican Governor Scott Walker are working to reduce the state deficit and increase the overall economic and job growth in his state. Scott, limited union bargaining powers, cut state spending and reduced taxes, all of which have led to […]
Just when you thought things had improved — it’s up one step, but down two Kevin Michalowski. February 21st, 2014 That’s right. Every gun maker or gun owner should leave Illinois now! I know, the economy sucks and now is not the time to make a big […]
CHICAGO (CBS) – Anyone wanting to carry a concealed firearm in Illinois likely must wait until April before the first permits are issued, but State Police Director Hiram Grau assured gun owners his department is “way ahead of the game” in getting ready to approve the permits. State lawmakers approved […]
July 19, 2013 by Sam Rolley When it comes to restrictive gun laws, Chicago is a liberal utopia. Incidentally, it is also one of the most deadly and crime-ridden cities in the United States. But Chicago law enforcement officials, realizing that curtailing 2nd Amendment rights is not stopping […]
Friday, 22 March 2013 13:19 By Steve Horn and Yana Kunichoff, Truthout | Report On the ten-year anniversary of the launch of the Iraq War, another tentacle of the ever-burgeoning post-9/11 national security state unfolded in a lively courtroom in Chicago in the form of a domestic terrorism case. At the Cook County […]
Bill that would have banned 80% of handguns fails Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com January 7, 2013 A draconian gun ban in Illinois that could have set the stage for a nationwide assault on second amendment rights has failed, with lawmakers indicating that new gun control legislation is unlikely to make an appearance in the final […]
Published by the LearnAboutGuns.com Author on Saturday, January 5th, 2013 at 1:11 am Below is another urgent alert from the Illinois State Rifle Association. I would encourage all Illinois gun owners to act now: After getting nowhere in the Senate, the gun controllers have taken their campaign to destroy your rights to the Illinois House. […]
Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com January 3, 2012 Democrats in the Illinois Senate have failed to gain enough support for legislation that would have outlawed 50 percent of long guns on the market in the state and would have confiscated weapons owned by citizens. On Wednesday, we reported that Illinois Senate President John Cullerton planned to introduce […]
April 1st, 2011 Kurt Hofmann St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner Wednesday, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police voted to support ending Illinois’ shameful status as the only state in the nation to outright ban any form of self-defense with a firearm in public for citizens. FOX Chicago News reports: Leaders of the Illinois Assn. […]
Kurt Hofmann Mary Shepard had the training to carry a firearm for her personal security, having already successfully completed five firearms training courses, including the NRA’s Personal Protection Outside the Home course. She had qualified for defensive firearm carry permits in two different states, and those permits were, between them, recognized in 31 states. Unfortunately, […]
By Lee Williams Illinoispolicy.org Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s recent edict, which orders the state police to release the names of every gun owner to the media, is bad policy that could put guns into the hands of criminals, and give them a handy database of unarmed victims. Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s recent edict is bad […]
LearnAboutGuns.com Author Back in 2006, Cook County, IL (which includes Chicago and its surrounding suburbs) enacted a ban on s0-called “assault weapons“. This ban is both vague and ambiguous, unreasonably restricting the right to keep and bear arms, while also making it difficult to impossible for gun owners to know what exactly they may lawfully […]