Illinois State Rifle Association
Recent News About Illinois State Rifle Association
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ISRA: ‘We have said from day one that this law is unconstitutional and infringes on the rights of legal firearm owners in our state’
The Illinois State Rifle Association expects, despite a judge’s ruling overturning the state’s sweeping gun ban, the case will end up in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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ISRA: 'Biden and his cronies will stop at nothing to destroy the Second Amendment'
The Illinois State Rifle Association is calling on the state’s gun owners to get active in presidential politics in the wake of President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will seek a second term.
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ISRA: March 29 is ‘Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day’
The Illinois State Rifle Association is holding its annual Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day (IGOLD) on Wednesday, March 29.
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Pearson: ‘The real problem is that there are existing gun laws that do not work because they are not enforced’
Litigation has been filed in federal court to overturn Illinois House Bill 5471, also known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act, which bans over 170 commonly owned firearms.
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Pearson: ‘The goal is to declare this disgusting law that has been precipitated on lawful gun owners of Illinois unconstitutional’
The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) is calling out the state’s Democrats – minus a few exceptions – for pushing through a bill that outlaws millions of guns and accessories that were legally owned in the state.
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Pearson on HB 5471: ‘An unconstitutional law is in effect in Illinois now’
The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) is vowing to fight back against the state’s gun ban enacted when Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB 5471.
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ISRA: ‘Challenge accepted. The Illinois State Rifle Association will see the State of Illinois in court’
The Illinois State Rifle Association vowed to see the State of Illinois in court hours before Gov. J.B. Pritzker's was expected to sign into law an expansive gun ban.
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Illinois State Rifle Association Legal Assistance Committee: ‘If the State of Illinois passes HB5855, we will take them to court’
The Illinois State Rifle Association Legal Assistance Committee is seeking funds to fight back against what many are calling unconstitutional legislation that would severely restrict gun owners' rights in the state.
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Illinois State Rifle Association: ‘None of these anti-gun bills have been about fighting crime’
The Illinois State Rifle Association is continuing its advocacy against sweeping gun control legislation included in HB5855.
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ISRA Legal Assistance Committee: ‘HB5855 with the full support of the most anti-gun Governor this state has ever seen, Gov. Pritzker’
The Illinois State Rifle Association Legal Assistance Committee is condemning Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Democrat majority in the general Assembly for seeking to end the legal ownership of many types of guns.
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ISRA warns against the ‘Surrender to Criminals that don’t Follow the Law Act’
The Illinois State Rifle Association is informing Illinoisans how to file slips of opposition against what opponents are calling the most restrictive gun legislation in the country.
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Pearson on HB5855: ‘HB5855 bans over 100 types of common rifles, pistols, and shotguns that many people own’
The Illinois State Rifle Association is sounding the alarm over a house bill that would criminalize the ownership of currently legal guns and accessories.
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Illinois State Rifle Association voices opposition to new gun control law: ‘Anti-2nd Amendment politicians in Springfield have filed HB5855’
The Illinois State Rifle Association is calling on gun rights advocates to oppose what critics are saying would be the most restrictive gun laws in the nation.
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Illinois State Rifle Association on Texas age ruling: ‘It will have far-reaching implications’
An Illinois law disallowing concealed carry permits for those under 21 may be in jeopardy after a similar law in Texas was struck down as unconstitutional.
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ISRA on NYSRPA v. Bruen Supreme Court ruling: 'This landmark decision further affirmed your individual right to keep and bear arms'
The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) applauded the recent landmark Supreme Court decision regarding the Second Amendment.
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Illinois Rifle Association's Pearson says HB4150 is 'designed to destroy the firearms industry’
The head of the Illinois State Rifle Association is pushing back against a bill that would allow civil penalties for those who handled weapons later used in a violent crime.
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ISRA director Pearson: Gun rights need care in 2021
Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) Executive Director Richard Pearson wants gun rights to be at the forefront in 2021.
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Illinois State Rifle Association opposes gun-related legislation
The Illinois State Rifle Association has been watching gun-related legislation make its way through Springfield, and executive director Richard A. Pearson is warning members about three bills in particular.
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Gun rights, motorcycle groups making contingency plans after Illinois puts limits on large crowds at statehouse
The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) has tentatively rescheduled its annual Illinois Gold Owner Lobby Day (I-GOLD) in the wake of lawmakers placing limits on large gatherings at the State Capitol due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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ISRA sues state police over FOID card delays; monitors bill to tax assault weapons
Gun owners in Illinois are waiting too long to receive their firearms owner identification (FOID) cards, and the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) has joined a lawsuit against the Illinois State Police to fix the problem, ISRA Executive Director Richard A. Pearson announced in a bulletin to members last week.