Supporting gun ownership and sportsmen's rights in response to the flurry of anti-gun and sport legislation under consideration in Congress and the Illinois State Legislature.

Friday's Rally

There has been little coverage of Friday's pro-civil rights/Second Amendment rally. NPR and WJBC picked up a bit, ABC a blurb.

Hundreds of people gathered at a pro-gun rally in Chicago Friday. The Illinois State Rifle Association sponsored the event, which celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a handgun ban in Washington, D.C.

Mike Weisman, first vice president, Illinois State Rifle Association, says his group is looking to overturn the handgun bans in Chicago, Evanston, Oak Park and Winnetka, and are lobbying for the right carry a gun in the state

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