Illinois State Rifle Association
Recent News About Illinois State Rifle Association
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State rifle association director urges members to stand strong under Pritzker
Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) executive director Richard A. Pearson is imploring members to stand strong under the new administration of Democrat J.B. Pritzker.
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Illinois State Rifle Association endorses Gov. Bruce Rauner
The organization's executive director stated that J.B. Pritzker would be a disaster for gun owners.
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Illinois State Rifle Association earns Citizens Committee award
The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) recently earned the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Affiliate of the Year Award for the tenth time in the last 11 years.
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Second Amendment group seeks plaintiffs to sue AG Madigan, DCFS
The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) is looking for plaintiffs to join a proposed lawsuit against the state over gun restrictions on home-based daycare centers.
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ISRA urges local governments to take up gun sanctuary resolutions
Richard Pearson, the executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), recently urged counties that have not passed gun-sanctuary resolutions to do so.
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Illinois State Rifle Association warns against UN threat
Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard A. Pearson is imploring all his members to be aware.
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Illinois State Rifle Association highlights events for summer
This summer shapes up as a busy and critical time for the Illinois State Rifle Association.
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Illinois State Rifle Association executive director says bad gun bill was 'pounded through' General Assembly
Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, has said that all group members should have their eyes narrowed on Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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Illinois State Rifle Association executive director says Deerfield gun ordinance is a 'slippery slope'
Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson recently appeared on Fox & Friends to discuss how the organization plans to continue to legally fight an ordinance that limits the rights of gun owners in Deerfield.
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Illinois State Rifle Association urges people to pressure senators to vote against Firearm Industry Licensing Act
The Illinois State Rifle Association is urging citizens to call their state senators and encourage them to vote against the Firearms Industry Licensing Act.
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Seven House Republicans join Democrats to back local gun store ban
Seven Illinois House Republicans, including House GOP Leader Jim Durkin, voted Tuesday for a measure Illinois gun stores say would put them out of business.
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Illinois State Rifle Association director notes 2 bills group considers anti-gun
Even after the General Assembly wraps up its spring session, Second Amendment rights could still face attack, according to Richard A. Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA).
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As Senate advances gun control to House, Illinois State Rifle Association questions bill's relevancy
The Illinois State House Judiciary-Criminal Committee voted Thursday 8-3 in favor of passing State Amendendment 3 to Senate Bill 337, which promotes gun safety and control by providing additional regulations affecting gun stores.
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Illinois State Rifle Association wants members to file opposition to Firearms Industry Licensing Act
The Illinois State Rifle Association is encouraging members to express their displeasure with Senate Bill 337, known as the Firearms Industry Licensing Act, by filling out a witness slip in opposition.
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Growth in gun sanctuary counties all about fairness, state rifle association director says
Richard Pearson sees the growing movement across Illinois toward sanctuary counties for gun owners as a stand for fairness and modernization.
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Firearms safety course offered free to educators and staff during National Train a Teacher Day
Even a teacher and other school staff members who will never fire a gun should know how to handle one, a Chicago-area firearms instructor said during a recent interview.
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Illinois State Rifle Association lobbyist warns gun dealer licensing battle isn't over
Although Democrats in the General Assembly failed to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto last month of a gun dealer licensing bill, a lobbyist for the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) predicts the battle over gun regulation isn’t over.
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GOP lawmakers join gun-rights advocates at Springfield rally
GOP lawmakers and thousands of Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) members rallied last week for gun rights in front of the Capitol in Springfield.
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Village of Deerfield is a risky model for Democratic legislators in gun control debate
Democratic legislators are taking a huge political risk citing the Village of Deerfield as a model in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s April 17 approval of legislation giving local governments the right to regulate firearms, Second Amendment advocates say.
