Beautiful Weather in Chicago

11 shot, 3 fatally, in city overnight

At least 7 wounded in shootings across Chicago 

And the weekend's just started. Chicago politicians think allowing law-abiding citizens to defend themselves will make things worse.  

That's anti-gun logic for you.

h/t to IL Gunlobby

Faster FOID's in IL?

Or just a way to pass the buck and find an excuse to blame others for the 3-6 month delay in processing and 70K backlog?

The company, called Rely, was hired last year by the state to transfer applicant information from FOID records into computers.
The firm, headquartered in Hoffman Estates, has been notified by state police officials that they weren't doing the job.
This contract with Rely has been terminated early.
A new deal was struck with a firm called Boland Enterprises - an emergency service purchase under a 90 day contract for the keying and scanning of firearm owners identification card applications to meet the continued need for the Illinois State Police to meet its statutory mandate.

They better get things together quick since CCW applications are going to be flooding their offices soon.

H/T to GSL

DHS 'Keywords'

Via 'Forbes' etc. Last year but still entertaining.
 
 

IL CCW..Round ∞ +1

Chicago is running scared in the countdown to Constitutional Carry in Illinois. And they're doing it in the traditional way of politicians, attaching it to a completely unrelated bill in order to try and sneak/jam it through the legislature.

HB 0183:
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Removes the requirement for a person operating a terminal to disclose surcharges for usage of the terminal by a sign on the terminal. Effective immediately.

Oh but wait, there's more:
Amendment 1:

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 183 by replacing
3		everything after the enacting clause with the following:

followed by dozens upon dozens of pages of CCW legaleze including a carve-out for Chicago. Again.

Reality vs What PuSH'ers Wish Was Reality

My job is a mite stressful.  'Mite' as in when I come home I regularly sequester myself alone in my den for an hour or so to unwind.*

And as much of an insurrectionist, sociopathic, low information, knuckle-dragging, gun nut the PuSH'ers wish I were, I have never once even considered going 'Postal' or committing any form of violence using my firearms or anything else.

Why?

Because like the majority of firearm owners and citizens in general, I'm a pretty stable and well adjusted individual.  I have plenty of ways that I deal w/ stress.  Reading a book, watching TV, taking a nap, playing w/ the 4th and 5th powers, petting the cats/dogs... and yes, target shooting.

Again, unlike what Ladd Everitt wishes I was doing, they're not targets of Obama or anyone else I don't particularly care for.  Usually they're these circle shaped thingy's w/ X's in the middle or old cans.  Sometimes a discarded appliance with a scary 'high capacity magazine' if I'm feeling particularly on edge. 

and no, never once have any of those items ever mentally morphed into one of my co-workers or anyone else. 

Amazing isn't it? 

So maybe, just maybe, those individuals who call for 'psych evals' before being 'allowed' to own a firearm should check their own mental makeup before challenging others'. I'm betting they probably won't be all that surprised as to what gets determined. 

*Note that while it is insanely stressful, I am very thankful for said job and the rewards of dealing w/ said stress are well worth it.

Reasoned Discourse Part (insert big number here)

You really have to love people who think they're better than others. Just take this 'I'm a gun owner butt...' FB page:

 Be respectful. Do not comment on this page unless you support reasonable gun control.

And of course 'reasonable' is whatever he says it is, specifically registration and mag bans.  Otherwise:

If you can't do that, then you are (by my definition) unreasonable. It is my page, not a open public forum for angry white boys.

And any opposition will get you banned and deleted, just like any other anti-gun page.  They will leave up/highlight the 'troll' posts though to try and smear all pro-rights advocates.  Again. SOP. 

Guess what skippy?  When you open up a PUBLIC FACE BOOK page, it, by definition, is an OPEN PUBLIC FORUM.  Otherwise make it a closed group so you can have your echo chamber. And nice little bit of playing the race card.

IL CCW..Round ∞

As is typical, anti-gun Chicago papers make up stupid crap right before the next round of keystone legislators in Springfield:


Gun sale loopholes can often put weapons in felons' hands 

So woman commits multiple crimes, gets caught, and goes to jail.  How the f*ck is that a 'loophole'?  

 Oh right, it's a 'loophole' when anti-gun Chicago politicians are pushing to punish victims of crime w/ 'Lost & Stolen' laws w/ this logic:

The hope is that straw purchasers would be less likely to help out a friend if they know they have to report a gun missing.

Right. Make it more illegaler and they 'might' not break the law. 

It's also the week that the CCW bill is expected to be taken up again w/ the June 9th deadline fast approaching. How convenient.  Expect to see another swath of poison pill amendments thrown into the mix.

A Mother's Day Miracle

Swung by Rural King while running some errands and saw something I haven't seen in months.

Ammo.

Not a lot but there was some 7.62x39, .40, and .22lr.  Enough that they weren't limiting purchases.  There were also several shelves and hanging displays of AR mags.  A mix of Thermold and Pro-mag.

Things definitely seem to be improving.

And the usual Mother's Day platitudes to mom's out there. 

And Remember...Gun Ownership is Declining

Which explains this in IL:

 The agency received more than 28,000 applications for cards during April alone...Officials say 31,249 applications were received in December. In January, 61,172 people applied for a card, and there were 56,078 applications in February. About 70,000 applications were filed in March.

 And this:

The April 2013 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,185,231 is an increase of 27.2 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 931,660 in April 2012. For comparison, the unadjusted April 2013 NICS figure of 1,702,455 reflects a 20.2 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,416,074 in April 2012.

 Nearly 250,000 FOID applications and 1.2 million firearms nationwide. People in Illinois must be getting multiple FOID cards as well as guns according to anti-gun logic.

This belief is the continuation of what small children do when they hear something they don't like,  They cover their ears, stomp their feet and yell so they don't have to hear the grownups telling them to eat their vegetables. 

Getting Ready For The Inevitable

Less than 30 days before we get CCW in Illinois, headlines like this are appearing:


ISP begins upgrading computers to process concealed carry permits 

 Now it's still likely that Madigan will manage to get a 'stay' days before the deadline but we'll see. 

Let's Rephrase That..Shall We?

A former judge w/ a history of not knowing (or caring about) actual law says this:

"If gun owners do not want regulation, they should assume accountability for those wounded and killed by guns owned by "law abiding" citizens."

OK. 

"If Muslims do not want regulation, they should assume accountability for those wounded and killed by Muslims."

"If Blacks do not want regulation, they should assume accountability for those wounded and killed by Blacks."

"If Liberals do not want regulation, they should assume accountability for those wounded and killed by Liberals."

"If Judges do not want regulation, they should assume accountability for those wounded and killed by criminals released by "law abiding" Judges."

Sorry 'Judge'. I am NOT responsible for the actions of some dumbass just because he happened to own a gun.  You may give the platitudes of 'blame the person responsible' but your real agenda is your last few sentences:

Finally, let's point fingers at the gun lobby and the gun manufacturers who promote fear to encourage the purchase of even more weapons solely to enhance their own profits. Yes. Let's point fingers!

You don't really give a crap about the kid who was shot. You just hate guns and anything to do w/ them.  When you're ready to admit that, then you

NRA Members Oppose NRA Members.... Or Something Like That

Long w/ the meme that its the 'NRA Leadership' is 'out of touch' w/ its 5m+ members, paid propagandists at 'Media Matters' are really having to tapdance to explain how a resolution at the annual members meeting opposing all new gun control was passed unanimously by the hundreds of attending members. 

This position puts the activists in attendance out of step not only with the American people, but with the broader membership of the organization.

fringe gun activist
hardline organization
discredited right-wing website
known for its conspiracy theories

Oh right, only the 'Fringe' , hard-line, fanatic members attend meetings.

They are so sure of themselves they need to continue to demonize their opponents and poison the well knowing full well that membership has increased by the hundreds of thousands in the last 5 months. I signed/re-signed up 4 weekend before last.  Makes you wonder how if these hundreds aren't representative of the 5m NRA members, how is a poll of a thousand + representative of 300 million?