Victim of Aurora Shooting Sues Illinois State Police Over FOID Issuance Error

If you’ll remember, the man who shot up the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois was issued an Illinois Firearms Owner ID Card despite having a felony record. He then used the FOID card to purchase the gun he used to murder five people. Five police officers were injured in the a shoot-out before the … Read more

It’s Not About New Laws, It’s About Implementing the Ones We Have

By Larry Keane The murders in Aurora, Illinois, reveal the inability or unwillingness of many in authority to ensure that our existing laws are working. The convicted felon who murdered five at his workplace last week should never have had a gun. We need to know why that happened so it can be fixed so … Read more

UPDATE: 6 Dead in Aurora Including the Shooter, 5 Officers Injured in Shootout

Six people, including the shooter, are dead after a workplace shooting in Aurora, Illinois this afternoon. From the Chicago Tribune: Authorities confirmed the shooter, Gary Martin, 45, was killed in a shootout with police. Police believe he was an employee at Henry Pratt Co. in the industrial park in the Chicago suburb, and said they … Read more