I oppose Illinois HB0899 and HB0174. Each of these bills would create penalties, including felony charges, if your guns are lost or stolen. Supporters of these bills say it is to combat straw purchase. I oppose these bills, and these are the reasons why.
Gun Bills are proposed all the time in Illinois. Some pro, sadly mostly against gun rights. The good news is the vast majority of these […]
2019 is the start of the 101st Illinois General Assembly and is shaping up to be the year of the gun in Illinois. This page is a new addition to GunRights4Illinois which will allow viewers to more easily follow the happenings in their state legislature.
In a move that appears to be unprecedented in Illinois politics, new Governor Pritzker signs the redundant Gun Dealer Licensing Bill on January 17th, 2019. […]
Immediately after the 101st Illinois General Assembly officially began, we have our very first anti gun bill filed by Representative Rita Mayfield. HB0174, titled “Lost & Stolen Firearm-Penalty” increases the penalties for failure to report a lost or stolen firearm.
253 new laws will go into effect in Illinois at the stroke of midnight January 1st 2019. Some of those 253 new Illinois laws have an effect on your gun rights.
BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation announced that it is supporting and funding an Illinois High School student’s civil rights lawsuit against her local […]
Often law is decided in Illinois, especially when it comes to gun law, through the courts. This is what is commonly referred to as case law. And now, we have another court ruling in Illinois. Ameren vs IBEW, and the Vehicle Parking Lot Exemption. But have Illinois gun owners regained any lost rights?
Chicago, Cook County, as well as certain other Illinois municipalities, have banned AR15’s. But a common question we often hear, is the AR15 pistol legal in Chicago?
Cook County set in place a tax on firearm purchases, called a “violence tax”. At that time, time the Cook County board attempted to also […]
