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Understood, Thank you! Appreciate the info.

No. Suspect it will only come up if there's "an incident", or if they want to pile on charges. (Yes, I do need to get an additional gun locker.)

Late to the thread. Do I carry in church? Yes. Why ever not. I tend to carry a somewhat smaller gun than I normally do (.38 snub). Smallish congregation , maybe 50-60 on a typical Sunday. The elders know I have my CCW, prob. don't know I always carry. Do not know if anyone else does.

Now do Justice Sotomayor !

I hate to see him go. He has fought for our 2A rights. A great warrior. Enjoy your retirement judge. Thank you for serving.

On April 8 in appellate court, the court recaptioned the case FPC v Blanche.

On April 10, Westforth filed its reply.

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Hello! My apologies I’m not too well versed on this site. However, I just wanted to see if there was a place to buy/sell on here and whether it required any type of post/like minimum to access? Thank you!

If this is already posted somewhere, I missed it in the search. While I know it will be renamed, it was "v. Bondi" when it was addressed at the U.S. 5th Court of Appeals last week. DOJ at 5th Cir: We Could Enforce the Federal Switchblade Act… – Knife Rights "On Wednesday, April 1st, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral argument in our appeal of the District Court's irrational decision in our Second Amendment challenge to the constitutionality of the Federal Switchblade Act (except the import ban). The judges had pointed questions for both sides. But, while they expressed concerns over the scope of the plaintiffs’ challenge and their standing to bring the case, the three judges were very skeptical of the government’s expansive reading of its authority to regulate. At one point the government suggested that it could even outright ban knives under the Second Amendment." The case is discussed in this Cam & Co interview: https://kniferights.org/legislative-update/doj-at-5th-cir-we-could-enforce-the-federal-switchblade-act/#:~:text=Watch Mr. Schmutter on Bearing Arms’ Cam %26 Company discussing the oral argument%3A DOJ’s Dangerous Defense of Knife Ban The first link has further detail but this stands out: On rebuttal, Plaintiffs made clear that the government’s sweeping claims regarding historical arms regulations, were not only factually incorrect, but also outside the standard established in Heller and affirmed in Bruen. Heller already conducted the historical analysis for arms bans. If an arm is in common use for lawful purposes, then it cannot be banned. The government’s attempts to redo this historical analysis for “concealable weapons” or “weapons adapted for criminal misuse” are entirely irrelevant.

Become ungovernable.

As the House continues on with final action on third reading bills, I'll be away 'till later. The two resolutions listed above won't be voted on today, and the other two are on second reading (one with an amendment still in committee). In other words, I don't expect anything to happen at this point in the day.

Good thing the state’s finances are balanced, audited, transparent. and in such good shape already! 😬

The House Revenue & Finance Committee hearing scheduled for this morning, was canceled.

The House is coming to order. 105 members are present.

My wifes card is doing this as are several of our students. Yes, it can be easily fixed but it shouldn't have to be.

I wonder if the state will be able to successfully claim qualified immunity if someone is attacked in a poorly secured sensitive place. Maybe liability is the way to go here.

I'm thinking along your lines. Selling guns ain't even that cool anymore. Almost every semi-auto firearm is neutered in some way. 2A

As noted, it is obvious those who actively vote against their own 2A interests do not prioritize the 2A in any meaningful way. I do not believe voters who do this to themselves will generally revisit their voting priorities due to logical debate or kindness. For now, I am with you in that I still have some 2A hope for the courts. I know posting online does nothing to move the needle and therefore provide significant-to-me resources to support the legal fight. We've seen painfully slow restoration of 2A rights with the courts and I still have a few remaining drops of patience. When that runs out, my other recourse to consider is "the mailbox" as in moving my mailbox to another state where people generally vote pro-2A. If I do so and take a chunk of tax dollars with me that the politicians here (and many voters) want to take and-- if enough others move the same way-- the IL D politicians will eventually have to pay attention. Starve them of money and you eventually starve them of power. It might not happen in my lifetime, and I might just be paving the path to a solution for later generations but at least I will enjoy meaningfully more 2A freedom until my time passes living in another state. It also means I can then spend more time on forums talking about cool 2A related items and spend more money on my own interests vs. lawyers to fight nonsense feelgood local 2A infringements coming from the D party.

I'm very sure they have.

I wonder if he has considered the possibility that they may block sales to the state.

House Committee(s) Revenue & Finance Committee - 8:00 AM Room D-1 **CANCELED** House Amendment 1 to HB1790 Inc Tc - Firearm Safety - Oppose

House Calendar 12:00 Noon HB1790 Inc Tx - Firearm Safety Oppose House Sponsor: Hirschauer, Grasse, Briel, Blair-Sherlock, Faver Dias, Mason, Manley Status: Second Reading Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for the eligible purchase of a firearm safety device. Effective immediately. House Amendment 1 to HB1790 - Adopted 3/19/2026 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Provides that an eligible transaction also includes a transaction in which a taxpayer purchases one or more firearm safety devices from an Illinois-based retailer, regardless of whether that Illinois-based retailer is a federally-licensed firearm dealer. Effective immediately. House Amendment 2 to HB1790 - Pending Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 1 with changes. Requires the Department of Revenue to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly containing the number and amount of tax credits awarded under the bill and the geographic distribution of those credits. Provides that the aggregate amount of credits awarded under the bill shall not exceed $5,000,000 for the duration of the program. Provides that the credit applies for taxable years that begin on or after January 1, 2026 and begin before January 1, 2029. Effective immediately. HB4091 Juv Ct - Subseq Firearm Offense Neutral House Sponsor: DeLuca, Cassidy, Guzzardi Status: Second Reading Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the court shall require a minor to participate in restorative justice programs, such as social service programs for high-risk youth, cognitive behavioral therapy, including family engagement and mentoring, and comply with referral recommendations if the minor: (1) has previously been placed on probation for an offense that involves the possession or discharge of a firearm not causing any injury; and (2) is convicted of a subsequent offense involving the possession or discharge of a firearm not causing any injury. House Amendment 1 to HB4091 - Adopted 3/26/2026 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that when the court places a minor on probation for an offense that involves the possession or discharge of a firearm not causing any injury, and the minor has previously been placed on probation for an offense that involves the possession or discharge of a firearm not causing any injury, the probation agency shall: (1) conduct an individualized assessment of the minor's needs; (2) identify the array of services available in the community where the minor resides that may be appropriate to address the minor's needs, which may include, but are not limited to, restorative justice programs, social service programs for high-risk youth, cognitive behavioral therapy, family engagement, and mentoring; and (3) share with the minor and the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian information about their options to access services identified under the provision. Provides that the probation agency may recommend to the court that it require the minor to access the services identified in the provision as a condition of probation. HR409 Gun Violence Awareness Day Neutral House Sponsor: Harper Status: Order of Resolutions Synopsis As Introduced Declares June 6, 2025 as Gun Violence Awareness Day and encourages all citizens to support their communities' efforts to prevent the tragic effects of gun violence and to honor and value human lives. HR551 Gun Violence - Prevent Neutral House Sponsor: Ford Status: Order of Resolutions Synopsis As Introduced Urges the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to identify and publish a list of evidence-based, decision-making, and impulse-control curricula that have been demonstrated to reduce violence involvement, make at least one free or low-cost curriculum available statewide for optional integration into existing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) instruction, encourage districts to implement these programs using existing resources and staff development, and develop, pilot, and rigorously test new school-based decision-making and violence-prevention curricula that can be easily adopted by ISBE and schools statewide if proven effective in reducing violence. Urges the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC), the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), and county probation and diversion programs to identify and approve evidence-based, decision-making curricula appropriate for minors under supervision, diversion, or detention, to encourage their integration as standard early interventions, and to implement these initiatives within existing budgets and structures. Urges the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) to coordinate with ISBE, AOIC, DJJ, and local partners to align violence-prevention curricula and community-based interventions across settings. Recognizes Professor Jens Ludwig for his groundbreaking research, leadership, and publication of Unforgiving Places. Acknowledges the contributions of other scholars and organizations advancing behavioral approaches to violence prevention.

House floor debate ran well into the alloted times for committees yesterday. As a result I was unable to monitor most of the Gun Violence Prevention Committee hearing. I am including HR409 Gun Violence Awareness Day and HR551 Gun Violence - Prevent in today's daily calendar below, under the assumption that they were approved for consideration. HR409 suggests we declare 6/6/2025 as Gun Violence Awareness Day - obviously not one of their highest priorities. The House is scheduled for 12:00 Noon today. The Senate is not in. Next Days Scheduled House: 4/14/2026 Senate: 4/14/2026 House Calendar