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Our 3 full time lobbyists are always working when the General Assembly is in session.

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Dedicated to education, safety training and support of Illinois firearms owners.

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F Class Competition Participants

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The renowned Massad Ayoob holds regular MAG classes at our range.

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The Indoor Air Rifle and Air Pistol Leagues are a great way to sharpen your shooting skills

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Sparks and smoke fly at the ISRA Muzzle Loading Championship at the ISRA range.

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Our 3 full time lobbyists are always working when the General Assembly is in session.

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"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it."

LT. Col. Jeff Cooper

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Dedicated to education, safety training and support of Illinois firearms owners.

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F Class Competition Participants

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“There’s no such thing as a good gun. There’s no such thing as a bad gun. A gun in the hands of a bad man is a very dangerous thing. A gun in the hands of a good person is no danger to anyone except the bad guys.”

Charlton Heston

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The renowned Massad Ayoob holds regular MAG classes at our range.

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The Indoor Air Rifle and Air Pistol Leagues are a great way to sharpen your shooting skills

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Sparks and smoke fly at the ISRA Muzzle Loading Championship at the ISRA range.

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Thursday Bulletin – April 17, 2025

April 17, 2025

Executive Director’s Message Richard Pearson Litigation Update On April 4th, our attorney filed a motion in the Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals requesting a briefing date for Harrel et al v Raoul et al which is combined with Barnett et al v Raoul et al, as well as other cases, asking the Court to declare the Illinois assault weapons ban (PICA) unconstitutional.  On Monday, April 7th, we received the briefing schedule.  That means our combined cases are moving forward at last. Here is there briefing schedule.  The State of Illinois brief is due on or before May 5, 2025.  Our brief is due June 6th, 2025.  The State of Illinois response is due June 27th, 2025.  The State of Illinois has one extension left.  We expect them to use it to just drag the case out as long as possible.  The goal is to get our case heard...

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Thursday Bulletin – April 10, 2025

April 10, 2025

Executive Director’s Message Richard Pearson Litigation Update   ISRA and Plaintiffs File Motion to End Purgatory in “Assault” Weapons Case   On Friday the Illinois State Rifle Association along with numerous other plaintiffs in the Barnett v. Raoul consolidated cases filed a motion to set a briefing schedule in the ongoing fight against the unconstitutional ban on commonly owned firearms in Illinois.   Four months ago, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of the injunction issued by Justice McGlyyn of the Southern District of Illinois against this unconstitutional law.   "The ban on commonly owned firearms in Illinois was implemented by Governor Pritzker over 2 years ago, and the federal courts have determined that it is an infringement on constitutional rights. The ISRA warned about this outcome during legislative debate on the ban. Now the 7th Circuit continues to deny rights to the citizens of Illinois by...

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The Importance of Women Attending IGOLD

April 7, 2025

The Importance of Women Attending Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day (IGOLD)  By: Mandi Ehler, Director of ISRA Academy IGOLD is not just an event; it is a gathering of like-minded individuals who share a common goal. For women, this event transcends mere political activism; it becomes a testament to empowerment, safety, and community. Women’s participation in IGOLD reflects not only their commitment to constitutional rights but also their dedication to personal security and collective solidarity. One of the most profound aspects of IGOLD is the sense of empowerment it fosters. In a society where women’s voices in gun ownership discussions are often marginalized, IGOLD provides a platform for women to stand up and be heard. It is an opportunity to advocate for their right to protect themselves and their families. By participating in this event, women challenge stereotypes and assert their agency in the legislative arena - a place where...

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Our Mission

ISRA Supports Illinois Firearm Owners with Education, Training, Litigation and Legislation to PROTECT your 2nd Amendment Rights

As we stand at the threshold of our second century, we continue to promote marksmanship and gun safety. At the same time, our role is widening beyond our Founders’ wildest dreams. Politicians, whose actions over 200 years ago formed us for the protection of the United States, now betray us and the ideals that made this country great.

Hunters are attacked by animal rights activists – and the law protects the activists.

Public hunting lands, purchased by special taxes imposed on hunters, are now closed to those same hunters.

Mayors and other politicians whose policies have caused segments of our society to go out of control blame gun owners for their failures.

Radical anti-gun organizations partnering with major news media seek to make gun ownership, sport shooting, hunting, collecting, and self-defense illegal or impossible.

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Education And Training

ISRA is dedicated to educating children and adults on the safe and proper use of guns.

The mission of the ISRA Academy is to promote firearm safety and excellence in marksmanship by providing training and other educational opportunities to all law-abiding gun owners in Illinois.

In 1903, the year of inception of ISRA, the Education & Training Committee was formed with the sole purpose of providing civilians an opportunity to learn and practice shooting skills so they would become proficient marksmen if later called on to serve in the U.S. military. Over the years the activities of the Committee were expanded to include education and training of youth and women in all types of shooting sports.

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“Ninety-eight percent of the people in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.”

Lily Tomlin

“The people who work against your gun rights are basically saying to you, “The right of the criminal to rip you off, rape and kill you shall not be infringed.” And they wonder why we’re a bit testy”

Editor of KABA LIBERTY ADVOCATE, Friday, July 30, 2001

“I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.”

SUSAN B. ANTHONY

“You may find me one day dead in a ditch somewhere. But by God, you’ll find me in a pile of brass.”

Tpr. M. Padgett

“Using inner city kids as your proof that guns and kids don’t mix, is like using an alcoholic to prove all people will abuse alcohol.”

Lori Broadhead

“How dare politicians continue to pass insane laws forcing good, law-abiding people to be defenseless and helpless.”

Ted Nugent

The said Constitution [shall] never be construed to authorize Congress to infringe or to prevent the people of the United States from keeping their own arms.”

Samuel Adams, Massachusetts' U.S. Constitution Ratification Convention, 1788

“One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.”

Thomas B. Reed (1886)

“No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.”

Thomas Jefferson, Proposed Virginia Constitution (1776)

“Foolish liberals who are trying to read the Second Amendment out of the Constitution are courting disaster by encouraging others to use the same means to eliminate portions of the constitution THEY don’t like.”

Alan Dershowitz

“Every 13 seconds in America someone uses a gun to stop a crime.”

Sen. Larry Craig

“The AK-47 is not a device of aggression … I devised this machine-gun for the security of my country,”

Mikhail Kalashnikov, April 1997