January 15, 2026

Thursday Bulletin – January 15th, 2025 Executive Director's Message Richard Pearson Safe Storage of Firearms Act By Ed Sullivan, ISRA Lobbyist The Safe Storage of Firearms Act, designated as Public Act 101-0031, is now fully implemented.  Under this legislation, firearm owners are required to secure their firearms in a safe storage device if certain individuals are present on their premises.  The term "premises" is defined broadly as any location under a person’s control, including homes, businesses, or vehicles.  Therefore, a safe storage device is necessary for these areas unless the firearm is carried by the owner. The law specifies three categories of individuals who trigger the safe storage requirement: persons under eighteen years of age, individuals considered "at-risk," and those prohibited from owning firearms.  An “at-risk” individual is defined as someone whose statements or behavior suggest to a reasonable observer that they may be at risk of attempting suicide or...

January 8, 2026

Thursday Bulletin – January 8th, 2025 Executive Director's Message Richard Pearson Legislative ALERT!! Springfield is at it again!  The RIFL Act is their latest gun-grabber, sleight-of-hand scam.  “We’re not banning guns,” they say, while quietly jacking up fees and red tape to price out law-abiding citizens from our 2A rights.   The following is commentary by Ed Sullivan, our ISRA Lobbyist..... Over the past two decades, my work at the Capitol has given me a front-row seat to the evolving tactics of the General Assembly. Their creativity in imposing taxes, instituting regulations, and challenging Second Amendment protections never ceases to amaze me.  Because of this, I have vowed never to utter the words, “I’ve seen it all.”  For gun owners, the ongoing struggle to protect Second Amendment rights has been especially pronounced during the Pritzker administration, with the most recent threat emerging in the form of HB 3320 and SB2279...

January 1, 2026

Thursday Bulletin – January 1st, 2025 Executive Director's Message Richard Pearson Happy New Year   from the ISRA family to you and yours! We are on the cusp of 2025 and 2026.  More importantly we are entering the year of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America. I am proud to be living in this time, proud of the United States of America and proud to be a citizen of the good old USA.  There are those who don't feel that way.  To them I say get out and don't come back.  Nothing is stopping you from leaving. You can fly out, drive out, walk out, swim out, take a train or boat out.  You have lots of choices. In the 250th year of our precious republic I expect some victories but I also expect some vicious attacks. I certainly believe...