Maxon Shooters Blog: gun-control

By Dan E

On January 14, oral arguments were heard in the 1st District Appellate Court on the Cook County Second Amendment Tax. If you would like a textbook…

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By Ruth Idzik

SB1966 (House Amendment 3) "Fix the FOID" or, as we now refer to it, the “FUBAR FOID Act” will NOT move in the Senate, Sunday was the last day of the…

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By Dan E

"Fix the FOID" or, as we now refer to it, the "FUBAR FOID Act" passed out of the House today on a 62-52 vote, and that was with 8 democrats voting…

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By Dan E

The atrocious package of legislation, aka :"Fix the FOID" proposed by Kathleen Willis will be heard Tuesday, May 21 at 8:30 AM in the House…

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By Dan E

The “Aurora Package” of gun control laws is now out in Illinois. Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Northlake) rolled out her proposals yesterday with the…

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By Dan E

But stay tuned... because some these are pretty worrisome. At least eight bills that should worry law abiding firearms owners have been introduced in…

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By Dan E

Legislative Recap for 2018, and 2019 Preview The principal 2A lobbying groups in Springfield had their hands full this past session. Federal Firearms…

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By Ruth Idzik

A Smarter Way to Attack Chicago’s Illegal Gun Problem: Enforce Existing Law Note: we sent this letter to the Sun Times August 31st. They have not…

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By Ruth Idzik

Short version: We lost at the trial court level. This is not an unexpected decision, though it is disappointing. Five years after we filed this…

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By Ruth Idzik

Two emails were sent out this morning from Springfield Armory and The NSSF. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is the trade association…

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