And here we go...

[John Q Public]

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/cant-let-ris-assault-weapons-ban-become-us-gun-seizure-blueprint

[yurimodin]

Once ppl gut up to the fact we are not voting our way out of this then things will change

[soundguy]

 

 

Too much hype - much like the discussions over PICA after it was forced upon us.

 

Obviously we, or RI or any other jurisdiction, must fight it. It should not be allowed to become law. Yet many of the things they are afraid of were big concerns in Illinois, and voiced here at Illinois Carry. They never came to pass, for the most part. There have been no raids, no confiscations, and most owners just ignored it or "never heard about" PICA.

 

Repeal PICA and ban similar law, nationwide.

 

Cheers,

Tim

 

 

 

 

Edited May 4, 2026 at 07:33 PM by soundguy
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[ealcala31]

On 5/4/2026 at 2:31 PM, soundguy said:

 

 

Too much hype - much like the discussions over PICA after it was forced upon us.

 

Obviously we, or RI or any other jurisdiction, must fight it. It should not be allowed to become law. Yet many of the things they are afraid of were big concerns in Illinois, and voiced here at Illinois Carry. They never came to pass, for the most part. There have been no raids, no confiscations, and most owners just ignored it or "never heard about" PICA.

 

Repeal PICA and ban similar law, nationwide.

 

Cheers,

Tim

 

 

 

 

The first few weeks, ISP went to a gun shop in Ogle County and to a customer's house to "borrow" the firearm he purchased. Very heavy handed tactics right in the beginning. It is said that ISP is not enforcing PICA vigorously until all litigation is done. So, we'll see how it goes when that time comes. Other than that, they showed all Illinoisans what they can do, if they want to do it!

[Howard Roark]

Tim: 

It would be wiser to be more perceptive about the future goals of the opponents of the right to keep and bear arms. Disarmament is their goal by their own words. Saying they haven't yet done their worst yet simply dismisses their crimes from the past to the present and creates a future path for more extreme violation of our rights. Never reward them and never absolve them. That is the way.

Edited May 5, 2026 at 01:37 AM by Howard Roark
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[John Q Public]

Why when I ignore someone, are they allowed to post on topics I start? Others quote them, and here they are right back in my face when I have ignored them? You need to give us more freedom, so when we ignore/ban them they can no longer read/reply, especially reply to topics that are mine.

 

Mods, can I get a little help here? I can see on other people's threads, but my own thread should be isolated, or what is the use in the function at all? I don't see his post, but people quote him and he is allowed to respond to what I write, but I don;'t even see it unless it's quoted, why can he see my threads at all? It's more of a penalty on myself than it is those I wish to ignore....

 

HELP!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 6, 2026 at 03:26 PM by John Q Public

[soundguy]

On 5/6/2026 at 10:17 AM, John Q Public said:

Why when I ignore someone, are they allowed to post on topics I start?

 

Because it is your choice to ignore... 

You probably want an "invisible" feature.

You can create "invisible" through private conversations.

Creating a thread on a public forum does not give you ownership.

 

I suppose someone will need to quote this for John to see it.

 

Editing to add that I often enjoy your comments and insight, JQP. 

 

Cheers,

Tim

 

 

 

Edited May 6, 2026 at 04:46 PM by soundguy

[Yeti]

On 5/4/2026 at 2:22 PM, yurimodin said:

Once ppl gut up to the fact we are not voting our way out of this then things will change

Since some gun owners claim to support the 2A but actually vote for gun control, recognition of that fact will sadly take awhile.

 

Trying to rationalize that it is ok to ignore advancing/intensifying/snowballing core constitutional infringements if they have not been enforced broadly YET or convince us that breaking/ignoring the law is probably ok means the recognition gap is still great.  This is one of those critical areas where recognition will come at a point too late.  The lessons of history show why the 2A was priority #2 for the Founding Fathers.  Sadly, there are people who ignore the certainty that progressive infringement has always and will always lead to confiscation.  They specifically ignore that the D party has stated it will ban emotionally chosen and titled objects.

 

I choose to take the D party at its word when it says “ we will once again ban "assault weapons" and high capacity magazines.”  People who vote D but claim this party proclamation  is a lie aren’t making an argument that is remotely credible.