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  1. I fumbled my first attempt on posting this from my phone, so I'm trying again on a laptop. From time to time, I am down in Alabama, and what a difference. And I'm not just talking about private sales, and gun shows where you can just put down your money and walk out with anything, including those evil black rifles that scare Illinois politicians so badly. But there was an election coming up down on my recent visit. And as a result you see a candidate for the Chief Judge of the Alabama Supreme Court featuring an AR in her TV ads -- something that would drive liberals up here crazy.
  2. That's great for you guys to think in zeros and ones. (Insert friendly smile here). Does it have any impact on us ordinary users? If so, what should we do about it?
  3. The personal and financial costs of running into the wrong police officer, or having the case reviewed by the wrong state's attorney, are high beyond calculation. In the immortal words of Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry, " Do you feel lucky...?"
  4. As a life member since my early twenties, I've been profoundly disappointed in recent years, as the NRA has seemingly abandoned us here in Illinois.
  5. Mauser, You are right as to comprehensive, widespread enforcement. But on an individualized basis, getting caught in a random event (wrong place, wrong time, wrong cop, wrong prosecutor) is still likely to be a life altering experience -- both emotionally and financially.
  6. This would be the perfect case to take to the SC -- a clear and present danger that a citizen has perceived, and taken reasonable precautions to defend from.
  7. It's more likely that if a vacancy came up on the Supreme Court under Biden, they would offer her that life appointment - something far more attractive than a Senate seat that she would have to compete for every 6 years.
  8. Focus people, focus... Our common goal here is to focus on full restoration and reactivation of our Second Amendment rights.
  9. The real answers to these problems are too complex and too difficult, and so deeply entrenched in dysfunctional social systems and politics, that they default to the easy answers - targeting people who are law abiding. LP
  10. Yes, there are other conditions that must be fulfilled as well, just to get into the IROCC system. I was just referring to the annual qualification and cost requirements, which differ considerably from the non-LEO process. And of course it's worth noting that most other states do not have the restrictive bureaucracy that Illinois has built up around LE retirees carrying. But then, this is Illinois...
  11. Not exactly. Retired law enforcement have to qualify annually to retain an IROCC card. Incidentally, it's not a free pass -- it's $75 a year for one gun, and $100 a year if you want to qualify on both revolver and autoloader.
  12. That would get it down to 12 minutes -- still way too much material for the average person to absorb and usefully retain all but the most high profile content. So make all your important points in three minutes, and then if you want, add on the ego-driven or entertaining stuff that causes attention drift for many people when interspersed with the core points. Of course that might not work in an internet environment where clicks and monetization are big motivators. Yeah, color me cynical. But realistic.
  13. I'm sorry, I just can't drag myself through lengthy Youtube presentations like that anymore. If only those commentators would provide a separate sort of executive summary in about two or three minutes, I think they would be able to draw a lot more people into the fold.
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