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April Background Checks: Strong Numbers Continue

May 15, 2017ILCCTC2016WongFirearm Laws, firearm training classes, Illinois Concealed Carry, Second Amendment

“The FBI released National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) data this week and the numbers tell an interesting story. There were just over two million NICS checks last month (2,045,564 to be exact). While some who write headlines for a living may want you to believe we’re in a “funk” in firearms sales since…

Chicago: Mayor Emanuel Demands Tougher Laws for Gun Dealers as Straw Purchaser Gets Probation

April 25, 2017ILCCTC2016WongGun-Control, Illinois Concealed Carry Training, Illinois Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

“On Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with representatives of the UCAN organization to make the case for further gun controls to combat the city’s violent crime. Chicago’s WLS reported that Emanuel used the opportunity to demand enactment of “strong and sensible” legislation targeting firearms dealers while lambasting federal gun laws as weak. However, a…

Reluctant Aldermen Relax Rules Governing Shooting Ranges

April 19, 2017ILCCTC2016WongChicago Concealed Carry Classes, Gun-Control, Illinois Concealed Carry Training, Second Amendment

“After a violent Easter weekend, Chicago aldermen on Monday reluctantly agreed to satisfy a federal court ruling by relaxing the city’s rigid rules on where shooting ranges could be located and who could use them. If the full City Council approves the changes advanced by the License and Zoning Committee, shooting ranges would be authorized…

Delta Changes Gun Policy

April 11, 2017ILCCTC2016WongChicago Concealed Carry Classes, Firearm Laws, Gun-Control, Illinois Concealed Carry Training

“Delta Air Lines has changed its policy for guns in checked bags. The Atlanta-based airline has a new requirement that guns checked as baggage be picked up at the baggage service office upon arrival. “Delta is committed to the safety of our customers and employees,” Delta said in a written statement. “Every day we look…

Firearms technology and the original meaning of the Second Amendment

April 5, 2017ILCCTC2016WongConcealed Carry, Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

Gun-control advocates often argue that gun-control laws must be more restrictive than the original meaning of the Second Amendment would allow, because modern firearms are so different from the firearms of the late 18th century. This argument is based on ignorance of the history of firearms. It is true that in 1791 the most common…

Carrying concealed guns without permits in Wisconsin

March 28, 2017ILCCTC2016WongConcealed Carry, Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

MADISON – People in Wisconsin would be able to carry concealed firearms without getting training or state permits, under legislation unveiled Tuesday by more than three dozen Republican lawmakers. The legislation would also end the state’s ban on tasers and allow some people to bring guns onto school grounds. That provision was included so that…

U.S. House Passes Bill to Protect 2nd Amendment Rights for Veterans

March 21, 2017ILCCTC2016Wongconstitutional carry, Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1181, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, sponsored by Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. The bill now moves to the U.S. Senate. H.R. 1181 in many respects mirrors a recently enacted resolution to repeal an Obama-era Social Security Administration…

The Letter of the Law: Parking Lot Storage Statutes

March 14, 2017ILCCTC2016WongConcealed Carry, Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

You can take your kids to work. You can take your pets to work. But you can’t always take your gun to work. Kentucky law – like similar laws in other states – grants protection against disciplinary action for employees who store a firearm in a private vehicle on their employer’s property, if the employee’s…

Cornyn Introduces the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017” in the Senate

March 8, 2017ILCCTC2016WongConcealed Carry, Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on Wednesday introduced his version of interstate carry legislation, titled the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017.” Cornyn’s bill follows an earlier release in the House by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) of the “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017.” Both bills seek to address the problem of law-abiding concealed…

Illinois Lawmaker Aims to Lift Noise Suppressors Ban

February 27, 2017ILCCTC2016WongFirearm Laws, Illinois Concealed Carry, Illinois Firearm Laws

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois lawmaker is looking to legalize the possession of noise suppressors in Illinois in order to reduce the risk of hearing damage from shooting a gun. The bill proposed by Democratic Sen. William Haine of Alton is among dozens of firearm-related bills that have been introduced by Illinois lawmakers this…

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