November 1, 2011 has come and gone, with tens of thousands of WI residents downloading applications for CCW permits before the day was finished.
That leaves Illinois as the ONLY state with no provision for carry at all. None, zip, zero, zilch, nada, the big goose egg.
Since we aren't allowed to carry guns; we must be safer right? Nope, just pick up a recent newspaper from Chicago and see how many shootings and/or violent crimes there were in October....clearly carry bans don't work. Sometimes I feel like we're beating a dead horse by repeating all of this, but it must be done.
Today I'll leave readers with a simple quote I heard yesterday, that sums things up very nicely (sadly, I can't remember where I heard it...it's not mine though):
Gun control is like trying to reduce DUIs by taking cars away from sober drivers.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
It's that time...
Hey folks, the Fall Veto Session is upon us and the questions on many minds are:
Will Rep. Phelps bring HB 148 to the floor again?
and: Has it gained the needed support?
I'm confident that at least one vote of support has been added, based on reports from "up North" concerning a very thoughtful young Rep. who seems to actually REPRESENT his constituency.
There were a few Town Hall type meetings over the past few months that have illustrated the overwhelming public support for RTC in IL, perhaps those in office have taken note and will rethink their personal positions.
Considering all of the support HB 148 has received from Law Enforcement bodies, it should be a no-brainer to support the bill, but we can't get complacent about it either.
Please call, write, email or send smoke signals to YOUR Rep. and make sure they know that We, the People want RTC in IL....just like the other 49 states! Hopefully, you've remained in contact with them throughout the summer and they already know!
If they don't support it, remember them at election time!
Will Rep. Phelps bring HB 148 to the floor again?
and: Has it gained the needed support?
I'm confident that at least one vote of support has been added, based on reports from "up North" concerning a very thoughtful young Rep. who seems to actually REPRESENT his constituency.
There were a few Town Hall type meetings over the past few months that have illustrated the overwhelming public support for RTC in IL, perhaps those in office have taken note and will rethink their personal positions.
Considering all of the support HB 148 has received from Law Enforcement bodies, it should be a no-brainer to support the bill, but we can't get complacent about it either.
Please call, write, email or send smoke signals to YOUR Rep. and make sure they know that We, the People want RTC in IL....just like the other 49 states! Hopefully, you've remained in contact with them throughout the summer and they already know!
If they don't support it, remember them at election time!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Helping Illegals stay?
Looks like some overly kind hearted folks near Chicago have created a telephone hotline for illegal immigrants.... No, not the kind where you report them.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/130106053.html
This hotline is for them (the illegals) to call, in the event that they are facing deportation. Apparently they can get legal advice on how to stay. We already knew Chicago was a sanctuary city but this is simply ridiculous.
I'm not against basic human rights for everyone, but helping those that are here ILLEGALLY find a way to beat the system goes well beyond that in my opinion.
What next? A hotline to help with get-away directions for bank robbers?
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/130106053.html
This hotline is for them (the illegals) to call, in the event that they are facing deportation. Apparently they can get legal advice on how to stay. We already knew Chicago was a sanctuary city but this is simply ridiculous.
I'm not against basic human rights for everyone, but helping those that are here ILLEGALLY find a way to beat the system goes well beyond that in my opinion.
What next? A hotline to help with get-away directions for bank robbers?
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Nanny state madness! (or: How little Lisa will save us all)
While I know that this is supposed to be a firearms/RTC/2A blog, please allow me to take a tangent for this post...
It seems that Lisa Madigan, the IL Attorney General, needs a freakin' hobby. She has so much free time on her hands that her offices can worry about "gel fuels" and the
that have been injured by some form of these fuels. (to be fair, there have been thirty seven (37) injuries NATION-WIDE, so this is clearly akin to a plague...)
Madigan is calling for a ban on all brands and forms of the gel fuels at the Federal level and discourage anyone from continuing use of existing quantities of them as well. I'm soooo glad that she's here to protect us from our own (probable) misuse of a product. I'm willing to bet that every one of those people that have been injured by the stuff were doing something they shouldn't have, or at least didn't follow proper procedure with it.
News flash: Things that are currently on fire (or have been recently) will burn you. I'm certain my Mom explained this to me at a very early age...even if she hadn't, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out early in life. It's been said before, but I'll say it again: You can't legislate (or prevent) stupid. People need to take some responsibility for their own actions...
LegalNewsline.com
NBC Chicago
We have REAL concerns in IL - and Nationally, in case you haven't heard - and it amazes me that this even shows up on the A.G.'s radar. Seriously. How many cars are required to be proven defective before a manufacturer's recall is implemented? I promise it's more than 4 (or 37).
Perhaps we could actually prosecute some criminals or at least quit giving them early releases?
Or maybe she could educate herself with real facts about the benefits of concealed carry, seems like a good way to invest her time to me. Then she might see that it works, instead of using emotional arguments to work against it. See...I did manage to squeak in something about RTC!
/rant
It seems that Lisa Madigan, the IL Attorney General, needs a freakin' hobby. She has so much free time on her hands that her offices can worry about "gel fuels" and the
FOUR (4) people in IL
Madigan is calling for a ban on all brands and forms of the gel fuels at the Federal level and discourage anyone from continuing use of existing quantities of them as well. I'm soooo glad that she's here to protect us from our own (probable) misuse of a product. I'm willing to bet that every one of those people that have been injured by the stuff were doing something they shouldn't have, or at least didn't follow proper procedure with it.
News flash: Things that are currently on fire (or have been recently) will burn you. I'm certain my Mom explained this to me at a very early age...even if she hadn't, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out early in life. It's been said before, but I'll say it again: You can't legislate (or prevent) stupid. People need to take some responsibility for their own actions...
LegalNewsline.com
NBC Chicago
We have REAL concerns in IL - and Nationally, in case you haven't heard - and it amazes me that this even shows up on the A.G.'s radar. Seriously. How many cars are required to be proven defective before a manufacturer's recall is implemented? I promise it's more than 4 (or 37).
Perhaps we could actually prosecute some criminals or at least quit giving them early releases?
Or maybe she could educate herself with real facts about the benefits of concealed carry, seems like a good way to invest her time to me. Then she might see that it works, instead of using emotional arguments to work against it. See...I did manage to squeak in something about RTC!
/rant
Monday, July 25, 2011
Illinois Responds
The State of IL AG's office has responded to the Motion for Preliminary Injunction of UUW (Shepard v Madigan) and although I'm nowhere near a lawyer, it looks to be full of holes to me.
Apparently they feel that (among many other things) a currently law abiding citizen can turn into a bloodthirsty killer at any instant. They also claim they aren't infringing rights and therefore don't need to justify the UUW law.
Look folks, there is ZERO legal method of carry in Illinois. Period. My opinion is that if the legislature can't pass a concealed weapons permit system, then the state must allow open carry as a default. We simply must have a way to defend ourselves, the state certainly can't do it for each of us.
As I said, I'm no lawyer and I can't decipher a lot of the lawyer-speak in the response. If you'd like to read the filings you can find them at post # 191 on this thread at Illinois Carry and join the conversation about them there.
Apparently they feel that (among many other things) a currently law abiding citizen can turn into a bloodthirsty killer at any instant. They also claim they aren't infringing rights and therefore don't need to justify the UUW law.
Look folks, there is ZERO legal method of carry in Illinois. Period. My opinion is that if the legislature can't pass a concealed weapons permit system, then the state must allow open carry as a default. We simply must have a way to defend ourselves, the state certainly can't do it for each of us.
As I said, I'm no lawyer and I can't decipher a lot of the lawyer-speak in the response. If you'd like to read the filings you can find them at post # 191 on this thread at Illinois Carry and join the conversation about them there.
Monday, July 11, 2011
It's been a busy couple of weeks!
Since I last posted, WI Gov. Scott Walker has signed the bill for WI concealed carry and a little court case about gun ranges has made some serious waves in IL.
So, first, Congratulations to the good folks of WI! They now join 48 other states in the right to conceal a handgun for their own defense.
For those of us in IL, it puts the focus on us alone....I'm confident that we'll get RTC but it will still take a bit more time. It's pretty tough to argue that IL is the only state that has it right, especially when the streets of Chicago are being ruled by groups of thugs.
That brings us to the court case I mentioned previously. One woman in Chicago wanted to get her Chicago Firearms Permit, but the requirements were so restrictive that she couldn't get it. There is a live fire/range requirement but there are no civilian shooting ranges in Chicago. This put an undue burden on many folks as they would be required to the suburbs to complete this requirement. Sound OK until we factor in that many folks in the city don't own a car and must use public transportation to get to the ranges....but can't transport a firearm on that same public transportation.
So, Ezell v Chicago came about, it asks for an injunction against the ban on ranges in the city. The original court denied the injunction and the decision was then successfully appealed, with the decision handed down last week.
Many had thought that this case would be won but weren't ready for some of the language in the decision. The court basically told Chicago that the city was thumbing its nose at the SCOTUS and that the 2A does indeed apply to the city. The court also states that it's obvious that the ordinance was intended to make firearm ownership as difficult as possible.
The court also paralleled the 2A with the 1A, stating that the city could not limit free speech inside the city limits simply because free speech is available in the suburbs.
It's a brilliant decision really and very well worded. You can find it here: http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/tmp/9C0NWF4M.pdf
After the decision was handed down, two other plaintiffs in other cases have filed for a Preliminary Injunction against the total ban on weapons carry in IL. These are: NRA/ISRA/Shepard v IL Attorney General and SAF/Michael Moore/Charles Hook v IL attorney General.
Be sure to head on over to Illinois Carry for plenty of discussion on all of these cases and info on any and all things RTC in IL.
Also, don't forget to stay on top of the Project Gunwalker saga....it goes deeper and deeper every day. The BATF may have outdone themselves on this travesty.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=44198
So, first, Congratulations to the good folks of WI! They now join 48 other states in the right to conceal a handgun for their own defense.
For those of us in IL, it puts the focus on us alone....I'm confident that we'll get RTC but it will still take a bit more time. It's pretty tough to argue that IL is the only state that has it right, especially when the streets of Chicago are being ruled by groups of thugs.
That brings us to the court case I mentioned previously. One woman in Chicago wanted to get her Chicago Firearms Permit, but the requirements were so restrictive that she couldn't get it. There is a live fire/range requirement but there are no civilian shooting ranges in Chicago. This put an undue burden on many folks as they would be required to the suburbs to complete this requirement. Sound OK until we factor in that many folks in the city don't own a car and must use public transportation to get to the ranges....but can't transport a firearm on that same public transportation.
So, Ezell v Chicago came about, it asks for an injunction against the ban on ranges in the city. The original court denied the injunction and the decision was then successfully appealed, with the decision handed down last week.
Many had thought that this case would be won but weren't ready for some of the language in the decision. The court basically told Chicago that the city was thumbing its nose at the SCOTUS and that the 2A does indeed apply to the city. The court also states that it's obvious that the ordinance was intended to make firearm ownership as difficult as possible.
The court also paralleled the 2A with the 1A, stating that the city could not limit free speech inside the city limits simply because free speech is available in the suburbs.
It's a brilliant decision really and very well worded. You can find it here: http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/tmp/9C0NWF4M.pdf
After the decision was handed down, two other plaintiffs in other cases have filed for a Preliminary Injunction against the total ban on weapons carry in IL. These are: NRA/ISRA/Shepard v IL Attorney General and SAF/Michael Moore/Charles Hook v IL attorney General.
Be sure to head on over to Illinois Carry for plenty of discussion on all of these cases and info on any and all things RTC in IL.
Also, don't forget to stay on top of the Project Gunwalker saga....it goes deeper and deeper every day. The BATF may have outdone themselves on this travesty.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=44198
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
IL is now unofficially THE exception to the rule
Yep, it's been a long time since I've posted. Apologies on that, things have been crazy to say the least.
Anyway, if you haven't heard, the WI Senate passed their RTC bill today by a vote of 25 - 8. It's projected to walk through the House and then get a quick signature by the Governor. This leaves the citizens of IL as the ONLY Americans that are completely denied the use of a handgun to protect themselves outside the home.
Sad, but true.
Chicago has been in the news a lot lately with the "flash mob" attacks, people are getting beaten down for the contents of their wallets and their cell phones. Only in Chicago could such a thing happen with such frequency. Still the pols up there cry that RTC will only make things worse... I don't understand how they even believe their own BS. Actually, I don't think they do. The pols have protection and as long as they are safe, they don't care about the citizens walking up and down the streets.
Let's fix this problem and soon. Give the law abiding citizen the opportunity to defend themselves.
Until then, shame on IL.
Anyway, if you haven't heard, the WI Senate passed their RTC bill today by a vote of 25 - 8. It's projected to walk through the House and then get a quick signature by the Governor. This leaves the citizens of IL as the ONLY Americans that are completely denied the use of a handgun to protect themselves outside the home.
Sad, but true.
Chicago has been in the news a lot lately with the "flash mob" attacks, people are getting beaten down for the contents of their wallets and their cell phones. Only in Chicago could such a thing happen with such frequency. Still the pols up there cry that RTC will only make things worse... I don't understand how they even believe their own BS. Actually, I don't think they do. The pols have protection and as long as they are safe, they don't care about the citizens walking up and down the streets.
Let's fix this problem and soon. Give the law abiding citizen the opportunity to defend themselves.
Until then, shame on IL.
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