Tag: Illinois

Guncapo

David Cardenas, a gun owner who was headed to the target range at Shore Galleries, said he supports the assault weapons ban, although it won’t affect him because he doesn’t own them. “I’m glad they did it,” said Cardenas, a Chicago-based artist. He said the ban would prevent people with mental illness from purchasing the weapons. “So I think it’s a step in the right direction.”[More]

Hence my cautions…

If I owned Shore Galleries, I’d tell him to get the hell out.

[Via Andy M]

Stroke of the Pen, Law of the Land of Lincoln

With the stroke of his pen, Governor JB Pritzker made Illinois the ninth state to ban assault-style weapons. [More]

No surprise there.

So how soon until we see that challenge we’re told groups are “gearing up for“?

UPDATE (Via President Non_Fudd)

IL State Police sent this out to all IL FFL’s last night

And if you disobey, they’ll be happy to bring up to lethal force to bear to ensure that you comply.

Not all agree:

More at Mom-At-Arms.

Just Like the Founders Intended

Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and its allies have filed a brief supporting their earlier motion for summary judgment in a federal challenge of Illinois’ ban on concealed carry by young adults in a case known as Meyer v. Raoul. [More]

Remember all those laws from the Founding era making it a crime for 18-20-year-olds to have a gun?

Me neither.

Forget It, Jake. It’s Illinois.

Illinois Dems Introduce Gun Control Bill Targeting Assault Weapons, Age Restrictions [More]

My bet is it passes and then we’re in for years of challenges based on the Bruen standard. Then all the Republicans need to do is blow everything so the Democrats can restack SCOTUS and go for a reversal.

Any takers?

[Via Jess]

Inexcusable

Authorities said Lopez left a loaded .45 pistol in his living room when he went to bed. The following morning, officials said the 6-year-old boy found the gun and began playing with it when it went off, killing him. [More]

Tragic. Outrageous. If he’s an otherwise decent human being, he’ll suffer hell on earth for the rest of his life.

And it’s so unnecessary. We raised two boys. Rational coexistence simply isn’t that hard to attain.

[Via bondmen]

Releasing the Krakens

Critics of the law take issue with some of those provisions, including ending cash bail; prohibiting judges from considering a defendant’s previous behavior when determining whether he or she is a flight risk; allowing a 48-hour period between the time a defendant on electronic monitoring leaves home without permission and the time authorities can charge that person with escape; and new police training policies without additional funding for departments [More]

What needs to be said besides “Pritzker“?

It’s not like he’ll be affected.

[Via bondmen]

The War on Citizens

Under the new law, entire categories of crime, such as aggravated batteries, robberies, burglaries, hate crimes, aggravated DUIs, vehicular homicide, drug induced homicides, all drug offenses, including delivery of fentanyl and trafficking cases, are not eligible for detention no matter the severity of the crime or the defendant’s risk to a specific person or the community, unless the People prove by clear and convincing evidence the person has a “high likelihood of willful flight to avoid prosecution.” Additionally, in cases involving non-probationable forcible felonies, such as murder and armed robbery, judges may only detain a defendant under the new law if the prosecution proves by clear and convincing evidence the defendant “poses a real and present threat to the safety of a specific, identifiable person or persons.” [More]

Establishing Justice, insuring domestic Tranquility, providing for the common defence, promoting the general Welfare, and securing the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, again, I see…

Y’know, any government that fails to do the above has given up any claim of legitimacy for the consent of the governed, and whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it.

That’s probably why ruling Democrats want our guns.

[Via Jess]

Clear and Present Danger

Illinois governor makes it easier for police to reject gun licenses – The rule change directs Illinois State Police to more broadly use “clear and present danger” reports to deny or revoke Firearm Owner ID cards. [More]

Pig Pritzker channels his inner Gold Hat:

Due process? We ain’t got no due process. We don’t need no due process. I don’t have to show you any stinking due process!

And who better to be the arbiters than the “Only Ones” who say instead of shooting attackers, women should vomit?

Assuming they can still define “woman”…

[Via Jess]

Spoken Like a True Violence Monopolist

Illinois Governor: No civilian should have 90 bullets at the ready [Watch]

After all, he has a culture to transform…

And point of order: If they’re “bullets” by definition they’re not “at the ready”…

[Via Dan Gifford]

UPDATE

And what EJ said. I confess I missed that when I was hurriedly putting this together and it rates right up (down) there with Kevin DeLeon.

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