Guns

A new ranking that claims Illinois is the new gun capital of the Midwest. Could it be true?

All it took was a storage container, paint and a few hours of work to make his kids' something they'll enjoy.

I've seen statistics like this shared, but they are often accompanied by a narrative that some organization or political party is trying to use to make a case. I am not a political person and that's not what I'm doing by sharing numbers that show Missouri sadly has one of the highest gun death rates in America.

This is probably the least surprising statistic I've seen from 2023, but there's a part of me that's also surprised and I'll explain why. Did you know that almost no states had residents that bought fewer firearms than Illinois last year? The numbers don't lie.

The new gun laws in Illinois are still being appealed and debated in court, but what isn't being debated is your need to register your current assault-style guns by 2024. Believe it or not, you may end up behind bars if you don't register them. Here are the details...

I want to be clear that I completely disagree with what I perceive as an attempt to shame Missouri on the internet today. The article paints a picture about Missouri and a few other states where they say "anyone can get a gun today".

There is a new study that mentions that Illinois is one of the states that can actually "take your gun away".

This is a controversial topic that I'll make no apologies for. If you're curious about where the most heavily-armed county is in America, you don't need to travel far. It's right across the border from Illinois.

From the beginning, let me state this is not a commentary about gun ownership or gun rights. It's just a ranking I find interesting about the number of gun stores and sales in both Missouri and Illinois. Spoiler alert: there are way more in Missouri and it's not even close.

Illinois has new legislation being proposed to battle the rise of Ghost Guns that police officers keep finding, but what exactly is a ghost gun, and will the legislation work?