Cook County has introduced a bill that would effectively ban all firearms. Thirdpower has the digs. Also Armed and Safe.
Here’s the Illinois State Rifle Assocation web site, which also has details.
UPDATE: More from War on Guns
Author: Sebastian
1911 Kaboom!
Pics here.  Looks like it blew the grip panels off. Anyone with experience out there… double charge? Case issue? OOB? I don’t own a 1911, and don’t have much experience with them.
More ATF Abuses
Over at Red’s Trading Post. I don’t want anyone taking my previous post as meaning I’m giving up on reigning in ATF. I think that’s one of the most important battles to focus on right now. But reality is we’re unlikely to get reform from any Bush nominee at this point.
I’m in favor of seeking Congressional action to either abolish the ATF, or strip it of much of the power it’s been abusing. The former is probably not achievable, but I think the latter is.
I don’t want to discourage anyone from writing their senators and opposing the nomination. They should hear from you. You too can be a proud recipient of Senator Casey’s form letter!
Maureen Faulkner
Maybe I was a bit hard on the Delco times the other day. This editorial highlighting the plight of Officer Daniel Faulkner’s widow, Maureen Faulkner, is pretty spot on.
Letters to the Editor
One thing I’ve been trying to do lately is, when I see newspapers make wildly inaccurate statements, to try to get a letter to the editor in. I haven’t had much luck so far, but if my luck changes I might point them out here.
The hard part about Letters to the Editor is that they typically want you to keep them under 200 words, and if you’ve ever tried to address a lot of issues in that kind of word space, you know how hard it can be.
But I think there’s probably not much better you can do to have an impact on the debate within your community. Letters to legislators are good, but getting a Letter to the Editor placed can influence hundreds or thousands of other people, and also lets the paper’s editorial board know they got something wrong.
Write Your State Representative
Remember folks, to write your state representatives about the Castle Doctrine Bill coming up.  Here’s mine:
Representative [Find Yours Here],
I am disappointed that HB 641, the Castle Doctrine Bill, did not get a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee as was originally scheduled for today. I am told that the bill’s sponsor, Representative Cappelli, plans to introduce it as an amendment onto Senate Bill 436, which is currently before the House.
I would very much appreciate your support of Rep. Cappelli’s amendment, and the final bill, when it comes up for a vote.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
Hopefully we can get this bill on Rendell’s desk.
NJSP Sexual Assault Probe
Six suspended as investigation proceeds into allegations of sexual assault. Weird, I just drove past that night club a few days ago.
These people …
… have absolutely no shame or sense of decency.
Church Gunman Killed Himself
That’s the headline the AP is running. Expect a lot of talk now that the armed resistance didn’t matter much.  I’m not really surprised by this. It was a murder suicide fantasy, and he wasn’t about to let this woman take that away from him. These types of mass shooters usually off themselves when the police are closing in too, lest it spoil their script.
History Lesson
Clayton has a bit on the history of guns in Church. Back when people didn’t much have the luxury of academic debate on self-protection, bringing a gun to church was required.