Broken Minds

I was reading through some of the hunting forums this morning and have come to a startling conclusion. We have among us, and by us I mean sportsman, hunters and shooters, those who do not understand what the anti-hunting and anti-gun movement is doing.

In one forum a member asked a simple question, "Who on the forum is an NRA member?". What ensued was nothing less than startling. Out of many who proudly claimed NRA membership a couple people attacked the NRA as being on the far right extreme fringe. Now, I understand these could have beeen anti's who joined just to attack, but they have other posts on the forum talking about their hunts. The conversation that came about went right back to the Jim Zumbo incident. Do you remember when Jim Zumbo said on his show that the black rifles has no purpose in sporting use and called them a "terrorist weapon"? Not long after this happened, I sat front row and listened to Ted Nugent talk about gun ownership and freedom. (If you ever get the chance, he is a powerful speaker.) Ted told the story of calling Jim Zumbo and talked to him about it. The entire community of competition shooters were ready to hang Zumbo. Ted Nugent told us how he "fixed" Jim by explaining that if we allow the anti's to define firearms by an operating characteristic, look, range, accuracy, or any other trait, they would define, categorize and ban them all. After the conversation Ted invited Zumbo to come to his ranch and go on a hunt with a black rifle. Zumbo accepted and after the hunt decided black rifles are usable for sporting purposes among other things and told Ted he enjoyed the hunt with it.

That is the simple and quick just of the events.

We still have people with a mindset that conforms to the anti's propaganda in our ranks. I don't want to kick them out, I want to help them understand. If the anti's can define and outlaw one class of firearm, they will define and outlaw all of them.

Is it time to give up on the Blog?

I haven't posted in many months. I have been busy trying to work around the house and finish some remodeling. I am also in the process of starting a small business and that requires a great deal of effort and time.

So, is it time to retire the blog?

Here is the way the anti-freedom, anti-gun politicians in Illinois greet over 5000 Illinois gun owners...

HB 12 - One Gun a Month
3/11/2009 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
3/11/2009 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
3/11/2009 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
3/11/2009 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
3/11/2009 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

This is how they responded to over 5000 gun owners coming to Springfield, IL on March 11, 2009.

If any of these freedom hating politicians is your State Representative, please vote them out of office.

IGOLD 2009

I attended the Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day (IGOLD) today. With about 2500 people last year, we doubled attendance. Richard Pearson, Executive Director of the ISRA, told me the attendance estimates for this year are over 5000. What an impact on the legislators that makes.

$1 Million Insurance Bill Gets Tabled!

Rep. Kenneth Dunkin, who sponsored HB 687, has talked with Illinois gun owners and agreed to table the bill.

Now, that is a result from the IGOLD.

Rep. Dunkin, thank you for listening to reason and talking with gun owners.

HB 2257 Passes out of Committee with an Amendment

HB 2257 creates a carry licensing system for the State of Illinois.

The bill was passed out of committee today with an amendment adding a requirement for fingerprinting and a fee. Also added was a requirement to file the application for a carry license with your local sheriff's department.

The Gun Ban Mentality

This is the mindset:


Sure, let's pass another law and make murder more illegal, that will stop it. Why don't we outlaw automobiles too, that way we can stop drunk driving as well. And when the guns and cars are gone and people are still dieing, maybe we can outlaw knives, baseball bats, sticks, rocks, rope, pantyhose, hammers, fire pokers, pipe, wrenches, screwdrivers, knitting needles....I may have missed a couple other items that someone could get killed with, we can add those too.

Glenn Beck on the $1Million Liability

From You Tube-Glenn Beck on Fox

Anti Firearm Legislation in the Illinois General Assembly

Some of these are silly, some are blatant attacks on the right to keep and bear arms.

HB 0012 CRIM CD-ONE GUN PER MONTH
HB 0048 FOID CARD ACT-PRIVATE SALE
HB 0165 CRIM CD-ASSAULT WEAPONS
HB 0179 CRIM CD-STORE FIREARM-MINOR
HB 0180 HANDGUN DEALER LICENSING ACT
HB 0199 CRIM CD-ONE GUN PER MONTH
HB 0687 FIREARM OWNERS ID-INSURANCE
HB 0845 CRIMINAL LAW-FOID CARD
HB 0867 * CRIM CD&CD CORR-AGG BATTERY
HB 1032 CRIM CD-USE STOLEN FIREARMS
HB 2389 CRIM CD-FIREARM SAFETY
HB 2390 CRIM CD-HANDGUN SAFETY LOCKS
HB 3791 CRIM CD-FIREARM AMNESTY
HB 4243 FIREARM OWNERS ID-DATABASE

SB0085 FIREARM LIABILITY ACT
SB0031 FIREARM OWNERS ID-REVOCATION
SB1848 HANDGUN DEALER LICENSING ACT
SB1275 CRIM CD-ONE GUN PER MONTH
SB1721 CRIM CD-ASSAULT WEAPONS

* At first glance this bill seems like it isn't a problem until you get to this part:

Provides for enhanced penalties for carrying or possessing firearms or other dangerous weapons in a conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a public transportation agency or on a public way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a public transportation facility.

I believe this would make possessing a firearm in your car and driving by such a facility would be in violation. If it passes plan your driving carefully.

Illinois Firearm Database

HB 4243 - Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the information contained in the record of transfer of firearms, stun guns, and tasers shall be forwarded to the Department of State Police, which shall create a database containing all such information in the record.

"Any person within this State who transfers or causes to be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep record of such transfer for a period of 10 years from the date of transfer. Such record shall contain the date of the transfer; the description, serial number or other information identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number is available; and, if the transfer as completed within this State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card number. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall contain the date of application for transfer of the firearm. Additionally, such record shall be forwarded to the Department of State Police, which shall create a database containing all such information in the record. On demand of a peace officer such transferor shall produce for inspection such record of transfer. If the transfer or sale took place at a gun show, the record shall include the unique identification number. Failure to record the unique identification number is a petty offense. Failure to forward information contained in the record to the Department of State Police within 10 days after the transfer of the firearm, stun gun, or taser is a petty offense."
-HB 4243

This would require all private transactions to be forwarded to the Illinois State Police.