[justshutupandtakeit]

Illinois (of all places) removes the ambiguity about the 2d by including in its constitution the provision that every able-bodied person is a member of the militia. Lots of good that does us here. I came to Chicago from a small Arkansas town and guns were as much a part of daily life as breathing they were around me all the time in trucks, over fireplace mantels, standing next to grandma's bed etc.
I like 'em.

Firearms training SHOULD be part of the education curriculum we had rifle clubs in high school. It is because of the excessive fear that people with no experience have of firearms that many of these laws can be passed. State certification should not be mandatory either but groups like the NRA should be allowed to provide that.

It is remarkable that Washington has not tightened its gun laws given the liberal control there.

[pissant]

We have one of the best local gun lobbies here in Wash state. Our state is mostly rural and gun owner territory.

[Clemenza]

New Jersey's laws are not as noxious as those in New York (no need to "prove" that you need a handgun to own one), although we do have the equivalent of the FOID, which you are well aware of. When I brought my guns that I bought on the west coast and in Florida, had to fill out a registration form with the state police.

Marksmanship and defensive shooting classes can save your life and those around you. Just ask Huey Long and his bumbling body guards, who shot their boss instead of Mr. Weiss, at POINT BLANK RANGE!