Vodoun da Vinci

Interested but seem to be unable to get additional information via an Email to Omega....What would we need in terms of rifles/calibers/scopes etc? MOA or MIL? Am I too old at 70 to "keep up"? How much ammuntion should we bring? VooDoo

My response is just like Euler's. I carry everywhere it is legal to do so - unless it is posted legally with the correct signage, or one of the forbidden places like school, Fed buildings, the PO, etc. I carry. If somehow I am asked to leave because someone discerns that I am armed I would do so without hesitation. If I visit someone I know is not wanting armed folks on their property, I honor that if I can. Generally speaking, going armed is my Lifestyle and my "circle" of friends and family know that if I'm present, I am armed. Seriously it's never been an issue. VooDoo

Agreed - for me, it is just more hoop jumping and more convoluted "stuff" that needs to be done before I can exercise my Right to keep and bear. VooDoo

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-backs-challenge-ban-gun-ownership-by-drug-users-2026-06-18/ Reuters so it may be fake news. YMMV. VooDoo

We need SCOTUS to quit stalling and rule/enforce their rulings. Until then, having the the powers that be paying lip service to helping is better than nothing. VooDoo

The biggest drawback to my having an Illinois CCL or even being an Illinois gun owner is that The State has all of my critical information along with signatures, poof of training, instructors names, and likely fingerprints and a whole host of other personal information that I do *not* feel secure with them having. In these days where it seems as if failure of .gov, at the federal and state level, may be a foregone conclusion, I do not feel secure with that .gov knowing all my personal information including the fact that I am trained, armed, in possession, and documented. Our Rights are forfeit and when .gov fails, they'll be on my doorstep with documentation I furnished to them. I, and people like me, will be the first targets. Not good. VooDoo

I live in Illinois right across the river from Iowa. My Wife (now deceased) and all my in laws and their families as well as my Girl and her family live in Iowa. All of my banned "Big Boy Toyz" are stored in Iowa while we wait for PICA to be overturned. I have lived, worked, and played in Iowa for decades and I can tell you, the MSM has no clue what the people in Iowa want or need. Blue wave in Iowa? I'd be very surprised to see that but I know an awful lot of life long Republicans who farm who are pretty upset with life in Iowa at this time. I wonder why Mr. Sand does not consider a third party run as I know that many Iowan's are sick of the 2 party system. I am Iowa bound as soon as I can get my house in order and ready to sell but I won't be there in time to affect the coming midterms. I certainly will not vote Democrat (ever) but would entertain a 3rd party candidate shake the 2 party system out. VooDoo

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Agreed. Thanks for keeping us updated and informed, Euler! VooDoo

Illinois is controlled by a Democrat Super Majority with an agenda to make it as difficult as possible to own firearms in Illinois. PICA is blatantly unconstitutional yet SCOTUS kicks it down the road repeatedly. America is being disarmed, inch by inch, bit by bit, and Illinois and similar States are leading the way. We don't need more laws - we need SCOTUS to enforce Bruen and Heller. I have lived in Illinois my whole life and have owned firearms my entire adult life. Illinois' Democrat Super Majority is literally destroying this State....if we get a Federal Democrat majority in the midterms as expected, you'll see laws like PICA in Illinois go national in a heartbeat. Republicans want Authoritarian rule and Fascism and in the face of this assault against Democracy Democrats want US disarmed or infringed to being impotent. Gun ownership in the US is sun downing. Starting with Illinois. IMO. I don't think there are enough pro gun folks in Illinois to stop the madness. VooDoo

Yup. Just because "they" have not yet enforced PICA does not mean that, evetually, they won't suddenly start enforcement. I didn't worry too much about PICA and such as I went along with the crowd that feels positive and that it would be struck down by SCOTUS but it doesn't look like that will happen any time soon. I'm concerned at this point that the backlash against Trump's heavy handedness will lead to a National Democrat Super Majority and this nonsense will go Federal. And we/US doesn't need that. VooDoo

I have been shushed for years for saying it but it's coming true bit by bit - We are being disarmed, inch by inch, bit by bit, by this "micromanaging" of legal gun owners. And SCOTUS is not coming to save US. Neither is Trump nor the Republicans. Get ready to be a criminal, Friends, because the legislation won't stop until we have to choose between being law abiding and staying armed. VooDoo

Absolutely nothing is my guess.....there doesn't seem to be any consequences for people who draft/uphold unconstitutional legislation where firearms are concerned. VooDoo

Patience, my friend. It's only April yet. I'm curious about how this might work with PICA - if we regain our right to own suppressors in Illinois, but threaded barrels to accept them are banned as "assault weapon" attachments, how is this going to work? Not that I expect we will get suppressors in Illinois but I'm really curious. VooDoo

I don't know if it translates to State wide, but, in my neighborhood group of Illinois gun owners (all Liberals) they were/are unaware of PICA and are ignorant of most of the new laws regarding transportation/storage of firearms/ammunition and are ignorant in general about modern firearms. Several of them have long expired FOID cards. All of them are what I call "Fudds" and they are perfectly fine with banning "assault weapons" and hi cap mags, suppressors, threaded barrels, etc. because, they only own "sporting arms" for shooting skeet and target. We have been, US gun owners, neatly divided against our firearm interests by politics and rhetoric. SCOTUS seems owned and operated by the same Oligarchy that owns and operates our Representation and Legislators. We have been divided and conquered. We have dug ourselves a hole and it's way past time to stop digging except that it has gone too far now and polarized US against the neighbors we need to keep our Rights. SCOTUS is not gonna save US. Enlisting neighbors who are gun owning Democrats/Liberals to help US stop the rampant infringement might be our only hope. VooDoo