Vodoun da Vinci

It always baffles my Illinois Liberal acquaintances when they begin to pontificate about abuse of the Constitution and I tell them that Illinois is literally trampling my 2nd, 5th, and 14th amendment Rights while blatantly ignoring SCOTUS precedent in the PICA Act. Most people, even in Illinois, have no idea that the Democrat Super Majority in Illinois is willfully trampling the Constitution wholesale and repeatedly while pointing the finger at others they deem to be Fascists and seeking to destroy American Democratic Process. Ya can't outshout a Democrat. That's a fact. VooDoo

Train, train, train. I switched pistols, carry holsters, belts, clothing/dress (I carry Appendix), added optics and lost 30 pounds a few years ago to accommodate AIWB concealed carry. In my training and in my CCL class, I have come to view Open Carry as a "Shoot me First" advertisement - giving up my strategy of surprise at being well armed and trained is something I'm not gonna do. Maybe for others but, for me, moving to another State purely for Open Carry is a no go for me. But there are plenty of reasons to flee Illinois. Consider the options and choose. Then make your choices valid via training and modifications. It's gonna take a Lifestyle adaptation to make it all work. VooDoo

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In some States, we are already infringed to the point of being virtually disarmed. Apparently SCOTUS doesn't care and is impotent or paid to see that we *are* infringed into oblivion. We have been had. VooDoo

When transferring to an individual thru an FFL, it must be done in the State the transferee lives in. So, no, my Illinois FFL wanted nothing to do with it as she lives in Iowa....they could have transferred it from Illinois (for a fee) to Iowa but then we'd have to pay the Iowa FFL to process the transfer on their end when we picked up the pistols. My Illinois FFL told me that would be stupid since she lives 10 minutes away across the river in Iowa. In my case, where we live, I can just drive on over and do it. VooDoo

.Just transferred 2 pistols to my GF who lives in Iowa. We drove to an Iowa FFL and completed the transfers legally and without hassle. Super thanks for your input on this, Euler! Girlfriend was shocked and pleased how easy it was for me to transfer pistols I purchased for us to test into her lawful possession. I have probably ruined her with my constant crabbing about FOID's, CCL's, and PICA's and all that. None of it applies to Iowa or it's residents. VooDoo

All my banned stuff from Illinois is at my GF's place in Iowa, right across the river. It's high time I follow it and move out of Illinois. Born here and been here most of my Life but I firmly believe we will not get our banned semi autos back in this State. If we do, it will be years more down the road. Lost Faith and Hope, folks. VooDoo

Curious - I wonder what might transpire legally if a family member is gifted a pistol with no paperwork and happens to have to use it in self defense. What happens if Momma shoots somebody with a gun that was sold/transferred initially to me? VooDoo

Just tried again and it worked fine. So, I'm in and done. This is one of the many things I abhor about the NRA.....seems like everything connected to them is a PITA to navigate. The only reason I still belong is that membership is required to belong to the top end rifle club here locally. Otherwise, I'd have ceased to belong to the NRA years ago. The organization needs (desperately) people like Todd who have integrity and the ability to "get it done" the right way. Like sending seemingly endless prompts to re up my membership insinuating that my membership is about to lapse when, in fact, I *just* paid my membership dues and have months to go before I need to be reminded (harassed) to get it done. Gimme a break - fix the NRA. It's broken. VooDoo

I might be odd man out but I'd prefer discussion and viewpoints of *why* someone likes/agrees or disagrees rather than mashing a button that displays my agreement or disagreement. I hang on discussion forums for the discussion and perspective of others. I think "likes" or whatever forms a basis for competition and that's not what I'm here for. I want yer perspective and verbiage and am after the interaction and all that. IMO/YMMV. VooDoo

Yeah, things don't look good for the midterm elections at 100+ days into Trumps Administration. But there's yet lots of time for it to move around - swing voter and Independent opinion I mean. VooDoo

Apparently not. VooDoo

I tried: Been an NRA Annual Member for decades. I tried multiple times but keep getting this message. Working on it, Todd. Todd Vandermyde is requesting your support for nomination to the NRA Board of Directors. Please complete the below petition fields. Once completed click the ‘Submit’ button. We’re sorry, but the member ID you entered doesn’t match an eligible voting membership. To check your member ID or voting status, please contact - webmaster@nrahq.org or go to https://www.nramemberservices.org/. Thank you for your support of the NRA’s nomination process!

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This forum remains as the single best source of information about what is going on in Illinois in terms of 2A legislation. There is a plethora of good gun forums but this forum stands pretty much alone in bringing us Illinois gun owners and concealed carry aficionados news of pertinent events and information. We are lucky to have it and the moderators. VooDoo

Exactly. VooDoo

I can't believe that Pritzker openly bribed Illinois Supreme Court Justices and has not been investigated by the DOJ. When the courts can be bought and bribed, how will this ever get resolved? VooDoo

But will it matter to those voting for this legislation that the opposition is 450 opponents to 1 proponent? Or will they vote "their conscience" and enact despite the overwhelming wishes of their constituents? It's a rhetorical question. VooDoo

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I don't think the forum is dying - for me, it is the single best "bang for the buck" for Illinois specific discussion on rules and upcoming legislation. There is a lot of serious and informative information here. For me, the only draw backs are that the search function just doesn't find much and there is a hesitation to discuss things that have been discussed before. Which always amazes me that folks hang on a discussion forum yet don't want/won't support discussion preferring to send folks asking questions to the search function. Which is, for me, hit or miss. Google seems to find me the answers I need. But the forum is very informative if one takes the time to read a lot and say a little less. IMO/YMMV. VooDoo

Too late to "move it quickly" now. Way too late...It's already been way too long. I'm in self direct mode adhering to the letter of The Law until it gets sorted out. I took the oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic and my oath supersedes any and all politics and attempts to "wear me down" or frustrate me. I'm chillin'. When you see me running, try to keep up. VooDoo

Done and, again, thanks for making it easy. VooDoo

So, a person would have to retreat and escape if possible before deploying deadly force? If I personally deploy my firearm, it will be because there is no other option to avoid death or serious injury but dummies' want US to have to prove it after the fact. More infringement. VooDoo

Done! VooDoo