These are all bills currently in the Illinois General assembly:
HB 2389-Requires anyone selling a firearm to ask the recipient if they have previously owned a firearm, and if not provide them a firearm safety brochure. I'm not sure who prints or pays for the brochure.
HB 0179-Changes the current storage laws that require a person to keep a firearm locked or otherwise inaccessible from a person 14 years of age or younger to a person 18 years or younger.
HB 0045-Requires anyone selling a firearm to do so at the business premises of a licensed firearm dealer, and requires that dealer to conduct the sale as if the firearm was in their inventory, this requires the NICS background check for all firearm sales.
SB 0085-Holds firearm owners liable for actions of a person they sell a firearm to.
SB 1875-Don't know why, but strikes the word "the" and replaces the same word with "the". I think they wanted to waste some time.
And on the topic of stupid laws......
HB0687
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 65/4.5 new
430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
"Provides that any person who owns a firearm in this State shall maintain a policy of liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,000,000 specifically covering any damages resulting from negligent or willful acts involving the use of such firearm while it is owned by such person. Provides that a person shall be deemed the owner of a firearm after the firearm is lost or stolen until such loss or theft is reported to the police department or sheriff of the jurisdiction in which the owner resides. Provides that the Department of State Police shall revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under this Act if the Department finds that the person to whom such card was issued possesses or acquires a firearm and does not submit evidence to the Department of State Police that he or she has been issued in his or her name a liability insurance policy in the amount of at least $1,000,000 specifically covering any damages resulting from negligent or willful acts involving the use of such firearm while it is owned by such person. Effective January 1, 2010."
Rep. Dunkin, would a person who commits "willful acts" not already be liable for those actions?
Why do we need to force a $1,000,000 insurance policy on every gun owner in Illinois?
Why not a $1,000,000 policy for car owners, more people are hurt by cars than by firearms?
(Look at the CDC statistics, I did.)
Do you own or have relations with someone who owns an insurance company?
I guess if they can't figure out a way to make guns illegal, they will just try everything they can to make firearm ownership too expensive for most people.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Ignoring the Constitution of the United States of America
What follows is an excerpt from Article I of the U.S. Constitution:
"Section 8 - Powers of Congress
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings; And
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
Section 9 - Limits on Congress
The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.
The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.
No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.
(No capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.) (Section in parentheses clarified by the 16th Amendment.)
No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.
No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.
Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.
No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay."
Can anyone tell me where the Constitution allows our government the authority to appropriate money of the public trust to "stimulate" the economy?
"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States", this first sentence seems to disagree with what Barack Hussein Obama is doing!
"Section 8 - Powers of Congress
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings; And
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
Section 9 - Limits on Congress
The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.
The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.
No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.
(No capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.) (Section in parentheses clarified by the 16th Amendment.)
No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.
No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.
Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.
No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay."
Can anyone tell me where the Constitution allows our government the authority to appropriate money of the public trust to "stimulate" the economy?
"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States", this first sentence seems to disagree with what Barack Hussein Obama is doing!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Legislation
Some legislation fellows hunters may want to contact their representatives about. Some is legislation to allow carry in Illinois!
From IllinoisCarry.org
Current Legislation
From IllinoisCarry.org
Current Legislation
Thursday, February 5, 2009
What is the need for the FOID?
JG-TC.com has a letter from Brad Metcalf of Mattoon, IL that suggests dropping the FOID Act.
While I am prone to dislike the FOID I think it has some use. When the Brady law that required the NICS background check and waiting periods was enacted, it allowed for exemption if a state had a screening and ID system in place for legal gun ownership. The reason we have the waiting periods in Illinois is because the Illinois General Assembly passed a law requiring the wait. Under Brady an Illinois resident with a valid FOID would only have to fill out the Federal 4473, undergo the NICS background check, pay, and take the weapon home that day. The Illinois General Assembly, our own state legislators, are the people who have mandated the waiting periods in Illinois. With the current laws of Illinois, the FOID is redundant. If the Illinois law requiring the waiting period were repealed the FOID is a pre-approval system that exempts Illinois residents from the Brady required waiting periods.
Now, lets imagine a retailer of ammunition....
A customer enters the store, asks the clerk about some ammunition, and decides he would like to purchase some .45auto ammunition.
With the FOID-
The clerk would ask the customer for their FOID, check that it is valid and the customer is of legal age for that ammunition and proceed with the sale with a reasonable assurance the customer is able to legally posses that ammunition.
Without the FOID-
The clerk would ask for ID and check that the customer is of legal age for that ammunition. The clerk would have no idea if that person was a felon or otherwise prohibited from possessing that ammunition.
If the laws allowed an Illinois resident to go to an FFL and purchase a firearm and take it home at that time the FOID would be a welcome thing to most people. I think if a dealer receives an approval from the NICS to transfer a firearm, the transferee should be allowed to take the firearm at that time, yet should have to wait for a proceed response.
Each time a NICS background check is performed the State of Illinois charges the dealer $2, because the State Police is the point of contact for NICS in Illinois. This may be to satisfy Brady when the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation requiring the waiting periods in Illinois.
If used as Brady would allow, I don't mind the FOID. I also would like to see an endorsement on the FOID for CARRY!
What should be required for a person to be permitted to carry?......that's a topic for another article....
While I am prone to dislike the FOID I think it has some use. When the Brady law that required the NICS background check and waiting periods was enacted, it allowed for exemption if a state had a screening and ID system in place for legal gun ownership. The reason we have the waiting periods in Illinois is because the Illinois General Assembly passed a law requiring the wait. Under Brady an Illinois resident with a valid FOID would only have to fill out the Federal 4473, undergo the NICS background check, pay, and take the weapon home that day. The Illinois General Assembly, our own state legislators, are the people who have mandated the waiting periods in Illinois. With the current laws of Illinois, the FOID is redundant. If the Illinois law requiring the waiting period were repealed the FOID is a pre-approval system that exempts Illinois residents from the Brady required waiting periods.
Now, lets imagine a retailer of ammunition....
A customer enters the store, asks the clerk about some ammunition, and decides he would like to purchase some .45auto ammunition.
With the FOID-
The clerk would ask the customer for their FOID, check that it is valid and the customer is of legal age for that ammunition and proceed with the sale with a reasonable assurance the customer is able to legally posses that ammunition.
Without the FOID-
The clerk would ask for ID and check that the customer is of legal age for that ammunition. The clerk would have no idea if that person was a felon or otherwise prohibited from possessing that ammunition.
If the laws allowed an Illinois resident to go to an FFL and purchase a firearm and take it home at that time the FOID would be a welcome thing to most people. I think if a dealer receives an approval from the NICS to transfer a firearm, the transferee should be allowed to take the firearm at that time, yet should have to wait for a proceed response.
Each time a NICS background check is performed the State of Illinois charges the dealer $2, because the State Police is the point of contact for NICS in Illinois. This may be to satisfy Brady when the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation requiring the waiting periods in Illinois.
If used as Brady would allow, I don't mind the FOID. I also would like to see an endorsement on the FOID for CARRY!
What should be required for a person to be permitted to carry?......that's a topic for another article....
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Big Bucks
Stan Divley-18pt. killed first season, Fayette County
DeWayne Cearlock, of Vandalia, IL, took this 10pt. buck with his H&R Ultra Slug 12ga. with Hornady slugs. The deer was taken on opening day of the season in Fayette County.
Jeremy Couble, 15, shot this monster in Fayette County during the first firearm season here in Illinois. I was told the green score was 235. The deer was shot with a muzzle loader.
Congratulations Jeremy.
If you have a Big Buck, send me your photo and information about the kill and I would be glad to add you to the blog.
Send me your info!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
No excuses now!
The Democrats now have the Presidency, the House and the Senate. They can no longer blame conservatives for the state of America. They have the ability to pass anything they want through Congress.
When the policies of the Democrats fail they have no one to blame. When their policies succeed they can take the credit. The only problem with this is they get to define what failure and success is.
They may deem success is taking firearms from the hands of all law abiding citizens. And we will hear them proclaim how safe we are as defenseless people die.
They may proclaim success when every citizen is taxed according to ability and paid whatever the government deems they need. Then they can buy all the votes they need. The extraordinary will stop striving for excellence and simply become the average. If they are going to receive the same compensation why would they outperform the person next to them?
We will see in the next four years.
When the policies of the Democrats fail they have no one to blame. When their policies succeed they can take the credit. The only problem with this is they get to define what failure and success is.
They may deem success is taking firearms from the hands of all law abiding citizens. And we will hear them proclaim how safe we are as defenseless people die.
They may proclaim success when every citizen is taxed according to ability and paid whatever the government deems they need. Then they can buy all the votes they need. The extraordinary will stop striving for excellence and simply become the average. If they are going to receive the same compensation why would they outperform the person next to them?
We will see in the next four years.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The Battle is Coming
With Barack Hussein Obama now set to be president and a democrat majority in congress we are set for the fight of our lives.
Barack Obama has never voted against a restriction, tax, ban, or fee increase of any kind on firearms. If his idea of a massive increase on ammunition and firearms taxes is realized we may not be able to afford to hunt and shoot. If he takes the same approach to firearms he had in Illinois to Washington, we are in for trouble.
It will not be long before the old Clinton gun ban is unearthed and revised.
Worst of all is the possibility of Obama appointing several federal judges, including some to the U.S. Supreme Court. These new judges will likely sit for decades to come.
If you are not a member of the National Rifle Association I strongly urge you to join.
Barack Obama has never voted against a restriction, tax, ban, or fee increase of any kind on firearms. If his idea of a massive increase on ammunition and firearms taxes is realized we may not be able to afford to hunt and shoot. If he takes the same approach to firearms he had in Illinois to Washington, we are in for trouble.
It will not be long before the old Clinton gun ban is unearthed and revised.
Worst of all is the possibility of Obama appointing several federal judges, including some to the U.S. Supreme Court. These new judges will likely sit for decades to come.
If you are not a member of the National Rifle Association I strongly urge you to join.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Deer Season Approaches
As we get closer to October 1st the trail camera photos are coming in. My father and me have been working on a hunting area, we cut a new trail and the deer have started using it immediately.
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