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Pearson: ‘Gun advocates across the state should not lose hope’
Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, said the Illinois Sate Supreme Court ruling upholding Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s gun ban will likely be overturned in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Pearson: ‘This law is clearly unconstitutional’
The Illinois State Rifle Association has submitted a response brief in the legal challenge against Illinois' "assault weapons" ban.
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ISRA: ’In a few days our pro-gun attorneys will file our briefs’
The Illinois State Rifle Association is celebrating the return of lobbyist Chris Cox as the organization prepares to take its challenge to higher courts and possibly the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Pearson on AR-15s: ‘They are the best firearm for self-defense. They are the best firearm for competitions’
In the ongoing Harrel/Barnett et al v Raoul et al lawsuits are being heard by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
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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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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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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.
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Suit challenges East St. Louis Housing Authority's firearm ban
A federal lawsuit filed by The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Illinois State Rifle Association seeks to overthrow the East St. Louis Housing Authority’s ban on residents of government-subsidized properties being in possession of firearms.