Saturday, August 31, 2013

Massive paranoia

"Smart guns taken to a ridiculous extreme:

This guy misses the whole point that any tech like this can be hacked to REMOVE the smart functionality quite easily.

Barring some magical ammunition that cannot be fired without an encrypted data packet, all a smart gun is is a gun with a "magazine disconnect" controlled by a computer. Bypass that, and it goes bang every time you pull the trigger.

If "they" really want to take our guns, "they" will likely just pack the Supreme Court and find the Second Amendment "unconstitutional" or something.

And then the revolution starts, or we find that America is indeed a country of sheeple.

Friday, August 30, 2013

Sunny update

Haven't watched her in a while - this is good:

Found while surfing

Tripped over this:

Su Xuecheng of the Robot Engineering Technology Research Center of East China’s Shandong University of Science and Technology announced that he and his colleagues implanted micro electrodes in the brain of a pigeon, allowing the researchers to direct the bird to fly left, right, up or down.

“It’s the first such successful experiment on a pigeon in the world,” Xuecheng said.
Animal rights groups, however, want this and the other experiments to end.

PETA issued this response: “Pigeons are not inanimate remote-controlled toys. Manipulating the brains of animals is cruel.”

What about the mind control liberals apply to our schoolkids? What about the MSM?

Cruelty is cruelty, seems to me.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

More legislation by Jugears

Obama issues new executive orders against guns

President Obama ordered two more executive actions Thursday to restrict guns, banning the re-importation of military surplus firearms to private entities and proposing a regulation that would close a loophole in background checks.

On the day B. Todd Jones is being sworn in as the new director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the White House said the ATF is proposing to conduct background checks on firearms registered to a trust or corporation. The administration said felons and others prohibited from having firearms currently are able to avoid background checks by choosing this route.

Those trusts are an attempt to allow Americans to own Class III weapons without a lot of bullshit. Nothing more. They follow the letter of the laws as written.

Banning re-importation of American made weapons will only affect semiautomatic guns such as the M1 Garand, since any normal battle rifle these days is select-fire, and has been illegal for us peons to buy since the 1986 Firearm Owner's Protection law.

The article does not clarify the "loophole". There is a video - with irritating ads - of Biden parroting something he was told to, that ties the "trust" idea to wife-beaters. I guess that's the "loophole".

More bullshit from a master bullshitter.

A living wage for fast-food workers

Let's repeal all the minimum wage laws and let the market decide what a fry cook at McSlimey's is worth.

These idiots on TV screaming for $15.00 per hour for fast-food workers remind me of a famous statement by a California solon: "We won't rest until everyone has an above-average income!". That person was an early adopter of JugearsMath.

Interstate speed limits

Ill-Annoys recently raised their interstate speed limit outside urban areas to 70 MPH. Of course, this being Ill-Annoys, they also screwed with the fines and made getting a speeding ticket even more costly.

Almost immediately, some Wisconsin lawmakers proposed we do the same up here as far as the speed limits go. Within nanoseconds came the PSH squawkings about how horrible an idea this would be - the streets will run with blood, and people will be driving 79 or 80. Unacceptable!

Except for these facts:

First, drivers on Wisconsin interstates regularly drive 80 or or faster right now. Try driving at the 65 limit and see how fast you either get passed or grow a trail of angry drivers.

Second, the interstate system was originally designed back in the 1950's for the cars of the future that would easily and safely cruise at 80 MPH.

Third, and most important, the speed limits on most interstates outside urban areas back in the 1960's was 70 MPH. This was long before anti-lock brakes, traction control, air bags, and even seat belts, in cars that were not designed to survive collisions, and had handling characteristics the rivaled some farm tractors.

Let's put things back to where they were before 1968 - 70 MPH freeways, R&P limits in states like Nevada, and make safety equipment on cars an option for those willing to spend the extra money.

While we are at it, let's repeal the 1968 federal Gun Control Act...

New job

My current contract job runs out tomorrow. It originally was "temp to possibly hire", but the company put a "no new hires" policy in a couple months after I started, and they have an arbitrary 18-month limit on contracts, so out I go. I could be called back in six months under that policy.

Last week, out of the blue, the temp agency called me with a possibility. I had a phone interview, and last Monday, a face-to-face. Went well.

Yesterday, I got a call - they want me to start Tuesday, and I get a nominal raise. Got to go in Friday for the piss test and to fill out paperwork. It will be about ten miles further to drive - there's a pretty good shortcut so I won't have to drive through downtown Rockford every day.

And here I was thinking I would have to suck off the UI tit for a month or two before finding a new job...

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Syria, other stuff

OK. My two cent's worth.

The Syrian government evidently has used chemical weapons - possibly the same ones President Bush was so soundly ridiculed for believing existed in Iraq - on Syrian civilians, killing thousands.

Our jug-eared President has drawn a "red line" - the use of chemical weapons, and has threatened dire consequences if that line was overstepped.

Our jug-eared President has also crippled our military with PC edicts and refusal to pass a budget.

So, now Jugears is sending the remnants of our once-powerful forces over there to "do something". Without a declaration of war and the approval of CONgress, as is his wont. Probably without enough support to do the job properly, and almost certainly hamstrung by PC rules of engagement designed to kill our troops while protecting the enemy.

So far, no American has been harmed,or American property damaged, but Jugears is desperate for anything that might distract the sheeple from looking at his record and his many outrageous crimes against America, such as the NSA and IRS scandals, and how his policies have destroyed any possibility of our economy recovering any time soon. Let's not mention the trainwreck that is OsamaCare ...

Meanwhile, the Hasan case at Fort Hood still does not define the crime as terrorism, despite testimony by the perpetrator that he was acting in the best interest of foreign terrorists. None of the victims get their justice even if this Muslim murderer is drawn and quartered slowly.

Gangs of black teenagers attack and kill elderly veterans and foreign tourists out of boredom - not a word from the White House.

America dies while he fiddles. And most of us go right on watching "So You Think You Can Dance"...

People. Get up and do something!

Karl Denninger has an idea - a general strike.

That might just work.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

A good first step!

'1st draft of Articles of Impeachment' arrives

Obamacare not only is unconstitutional, it illegally bypasses Congress, infringes on states’ rights and marks an unprecedented and unauthorized expansion of Internal Revenue Service power, according to a brand-new book released today.

In “Impeachable Offenses: The Case to Remove Barack Obama from Office,” New York Times bestselling authors Aaron Klein and Brenda J. Elliott quote scholars and legal organizations contending Obamacare constitutes a clear case of “taxation without representation.”

“Impeachable Offenses” shows Obamacare may violate multiple sections of the Constitution.

While the Obama administration may argue the healthcare legislation was upheld by the Supreme Court, “Impeachable Offenses” reports the White House has been hard at work changing the implementation of key sections of Obamacare without congressional oversight.

Now, if only the House would act...

Sunday, August 25, 2013

The List!

252 Examples of Obama’s Lies, Lawbreaking & Corruption

The following is a contribution from Dan from Squirrel Hill. The original title of the article is “Obama supporters will go hysterical over this well sourced list of 252 examples of his lying, lawbreaking, corruption, cronyism, etc.” it’s lengthy, but is a ‘one-stop shop’ for all the dirty details on the Obama presidency.

It's not complete, I'm sure. There are likely a bunch of secrets yet to have the stones lifted off them.

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Dad

My Father would have been 107 today.

I wonder what he would make of our country today.

Federal Judge Establishes Islam as Official and Protected Religion of America

A federal judge in Oklahoma, Chief District Judge Vicki Miles LaGrange, has struck down an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution forbidding the use of sharia law in Oklahoman legal proceedings.

To no one's surprise, she was appointed by Bill Clinton in 1994.

What about all of the laws that have been passed and upheld by the US Supreme Court banning the Bible, prayer and any depiction of Christianity from public schools, government offices and property? Haven’t all of these laws targeted a specific religion – Christianity? When the anti-Bible, anti-prayer and anti-Christian laws were passed, the majority of voters were against those laws but they were passed anyway. Now, the majority of voters want to do the very same thing against Islam and one liberal judge says you can’t do it, it’s wrong. I heard that at least one Oklahoma state legislator is asking Congress to impeach her or remove her from the bench. I agree that it needs to be done but the problem is that we have an administration, even more liberal and pro-Islamic in place to appoint a replacement, than the one that put her on the bench to begin with.
Read more at http://godfatherpolitics.com/12238/federal-judge-establishes-islam-as-official-and-protected-religion-of-america/#p8yDfBHfU0qZEykk.99

Federal Judge Establishes Islam As Official and Protected Religion of America
Read more at http://godfatherpolitics.com/12238/federal-judge-establishes-islam-as-official-and-protected-religion-of-america/#p8yDfBHfU0qZEykk.99Feder

Friday, August 23, 2013

The economy is getting better!

Except, it's getting worse. Depends on who you listen to.

Yesterday in the Beloit Daily News, headline - AP story about home sales increasing.

Internet story on Drudge or Hot Air today - home sales dropping so many years after the "recovery".

Take your pick...

Al Quaeda torching America?

Very likely:

Found a great price on EBay?

It might be too good to be true:

http://thecounterfeitreport.com/product_results.php?category_id=112&search_category=Sports+Equipment

Caveat Emptor!

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Muslim wolrd takeover?

Sure looks like it's inevitable:

Some Americans have other ideas:

2 Million Bikers to DC 911 Remembrance

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

How come we aren't hearing about this 24/7?

The liberal-controlled mainstream media has a virtual blackout on the recent murder of an Australian.

Why? The justifiable shooting of a young punk by a Hispanic man was dragged out as "white on black" violence, and every effort was made to hide the truth while beating the "racist" drum. For months.

Three young black men were "bored", and decided to shoot someone for the fun of it.

Where's the outrage?

The biggest story I have found in the MSM is that some Australian ex-official is blaming "the NRA" for the crime.

The three black teens who killed the Aussie baseball player because “they were bored” are awaiting the paternity test results.
Read more at http://theblacksphere.net/2013/08/breaking-obama-has-3-more-sons/#esk6ZP1yemgelUJd.99

Adventures in Motorcycling

Came out of work today to find the back tire flat on the Yamaha.

Pulled this out of the center of the tread:

A 1 1/4" plain box nail. No idea where I picked it up, or how long I rode on it.

Limped to the closest gas station - there is an auto parts store a block North. Got a small bottle of Slime and a tire gauge.

$.50 of gas station air later, I was back on the road.

WTF of the day

This is disturbing.

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=38d3a1d5cc5a2de1c00cdc5b4836dde5&tab=core&tabmode=list&=

The U. S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, in support of the U.S. Army Research Development Engineering Command Armament Research Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM-ARDEC) and Several Program Offices, intends to issue a solicitation to all Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) holders to procure the following:

1. 592,825 (approx) AK Rifle Magazines: 7.62x39mm Caliber, New Production, Steel, 30 Round Capacity

OK. WHY does the Army want over half a million new production AK-47 magazines?

I can understand why they don't just get them from Eastern Europe - that would save money and avoid enriching some Congresscritter's relative or big campaign contributor who happens to own a factory here - besides, it would make sense to get AK mags from plants originally tooled to make them. Can't have common sense getting in the way of a little pork, after all.

Originally brought to my attention by this

Possible Emergency Alert For FEMA Region III: DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV

Below is a pretty big list of past events and current ones which are pretty much listed in order, and these events point to something big happening in FEMA Region Three which has DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV. Many different things are happening but they seem to be geared towards a monthly disaster that will collapse society and leave a shortage of food and possibly water. Read them below and remember this speculation on current purchases and political movement:

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Economical transportation

Filled the bike on the way home. 1978 Yamaha XS650 Special, dead stock except for a newly installed electronic ignition.

Last three tankfuls:

120 miles / 2.22 gallons = 54.05 MPG

123 miles / 2.1 gallons = 58.6 MPG.

103 miles / 1.08 gallons = 57.2 MPG.

Before the ignition, I was getting 50 - 52 MPG.

I don't baby the machine, either. I bet I could get upwards on 65 MPG if I did.

The People's Republik of Ill-Annoys takes another step into the dark

Back when concealed carry got past the Illinois legislature, everyone with a functioning brain cheered the end of the last holdout in the U. S. A.

But, as usual, in the dark, behind the shadows, out of sight of the people, THIS was passed:

HB1189 Enrolled LRB098 02638 RLC 32643 b
dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm or
firearms to any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
dealer shall, before selling or transferring the firearms,
contact the Department of State Police with the transferee's or
purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to
determine the validity of the transferee's or purchaser's
Firearm Owner's Identification Card. This subsection shall not
be effective until January 1, 2014. The Department of State
Police may adopt rules concerning the implementation of this
subsection. The Department of State Police shall provide the
seller or transferor an approval number if the purchaser's
Firearm Owner's Identification Card is valid. Approvals issued
by the Department for the purchase of a firearm pursuant to
this subsection are valid for 30 days from the date of issue.
(a-15) The provisions of subsection (a-10) of this Section
do not apply to:
(1) transfers that occur at the place of business of a
federally licensed firearm dealer, if the federally
licensed firearm dealer conducts a background check on the
prospective recipient of the firearm in accordance with
Section 3.1 of this Act and follows all other applicable
federal, State, and local laws as if he or she were the
seller or transferor of the firearm, although the dealer is
not required to accept the firearm into his or her
inventory. The purchaser or transferee may be required by
the federally licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to
exceed $10 per firearm, which the dealer may retain as
compensation for performing the functions required under
this paragraph, plus the applicable fees authorized by
Section 3.1;
(2) transfers as a bona fide gift to the transferor's
husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter,
father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister,
nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother,
grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
son-in-law, or daughter-in-law;
(3) transfers by persons acting pursuant to operation
of law or a court order;
(4) transfers on the grounds of a gun show under
subsection (a-5) of this Section;
(5) the delivery of a firearm by its owner to a
gunsmith for service or repair, the return of the firearm
to its owner by the gunsmith, or the delivery of a firearm
by a gunsmith to a federally licensed firearms dealer for
service or repair and the return of the firearm to the
gunsmith;
(6) temporary transfers that occur while in the home of
the unlicensed transferee, if the unlicensed transferee is
not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms and the
unlicensed transferee reasonably believes that possession
of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or
great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee;
(7) transfers to a law enforcement or corrections
agency or a law enforcement or corrections officer acting
within the course and scope of his or her official duties;
(8) transfers of firearms that have been rendered
permanently inoperable to a nonprofit historical society,
museum, or institutional collection; and
(9) transfers to a person who is exempt from the
requirement of possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification
Card under Section 2 of this Act.
(a-20) The Department of State Police shall develop an
Internet-based system for individuals to determine the
validity of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card prior to the
sale or transfer of a firearm. The Department shall have the
Internet-based system completed and available for use by July
1, 2015. The Department shall adopt rules not inconsistent with
this Section to implement this system.
(b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to
be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a
record of such transfer for a period of 10 years from the date
of transfer. Such record shall contain the date of the
transfer; the description, serial number or other information
identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number
is available; and, if the transfer was completed within this
State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
number and any approval number or documentation provided by the
Department of State Police pursuant to subsection (a-10) of
this Section. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall
contain the date of application for transfer of the firearm. On
demand of a peace officer such transferor shall produce for
inspection such record of transfer. If the transfer or sale
took place at a gun show, the record shall include the unique
identification number. Failure to record the unique
identification number or approval number is a petty offense.
(b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person
within or outside of Illinois if shipment is by United States
mail or by a private express carrier authorized by federal law
to ship ammunition. Any resident purchasing ammunition within
or outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a
copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card
and either his or her Illinois driver's license or Illinois
State Identification Card prior to the shipment of the
ammunition. The ammunition may be shipped only to an address on
either of those 2 documents.
(c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer
of firearm ammunition shall not apply to those persons
specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-1135, eff. 12-4-12.)
(430 ILCS 65/3.3)
Sec. 3.3. Report to the local law enforcement agency. The
Department of State Police must report the name and address of
a person to the local law enforcement agency where the person
resides if the person attempting to purchase a firearm is
disqualified from purchasing a firearm because of information
obtained under subsection (a-10) of Section 3 or Section 3.1
that would disqualify the person from obtaining a Firearm
Owner's Identification Card under any of subsections (c)
through (n) of Section 8 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-125, eff. 1-1-06.)
(430 ILCS 65/8) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 97-1167)
Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation.
The Department of State Police has authority to deny an
application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's
Identification Card previously issued under this Act only if
the Department finds that the applicant or the person to whom
such card was issued is or was at the time of issuance:
(a) A person under 21 years of age who has been
convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or
adjudged delinquent;
(b) A person under 21 years of age who does not have
the written consent of his parent or guardian to acquire
and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose
parent or guardian has revoked such written consent, or
where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a
Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
(c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of
this or any other jurisdiction;
(d) A person addicted to narcotics;
(e) A person who has been a patient of a mental
institution within the past 5 years. An active law
enforcement officer employed by a unit of government who is
denied, revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's
Identification Card seized under this subsection (e) may
obtain relief as described in subsection (c-5) of Section
10 of this Act if the officer did not act in a manner
threatening to the officer, another person, or the public
as determined by the treating clinical psychologist or
physician, and the officer seeks mental health treatment or
has been adjudicated as a mental defective;
(f) A person whose mental condition is of such a nature
that it poses a clear and present danger to the applicant,
any other person or persons or the community;
For the purposes of this Section, "mental condition"
means a state of mind manifested by violent, suicidal,
threatening or assaultive behavior.
(g) A person who is intellectually disabled;
(h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement
in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application;
(i) An alien who is unlawfully present in the United
States under the laws of the United States;
(i-5) An alien who has been admitted to the United
States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined
in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection
(i-5) does not apply to any alien who has been lawfully
admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa if
that alien is:
(1) admitted to the United States for lawful hunting or
sporting purposes;
(2) an official representative of a foreign government
who is:
(A) accredited to the United States Government or
the Government's mission to an international
organization having its headquarters in the United
States; or
(B) en route to or from another country to which
that alien is accredited;
(3) an official of a foreign government or
distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
designated by the Department of State;
(4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a friendly
foreign government entering the United States on
official business; or
(5) one who has received a waiver from the Attorney
General of the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
922(y)(3);
(j) (Blank);
(k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5
years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation
of an order of protection, or a substantially similar
offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was
used or possessed;
(l) A person who has been convicted of domestic
battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially
similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before,
on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public
Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been
previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the right
to have an offense described in this paragraph (l) tried by
a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a
conviction for an offense in which a domestic relationship
is not a required element of the offense but in which a
determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9)
is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure of 1963, an entry by the court of a judgment of
conviction for that offense shall be grounds for denying an
application for and for revoking and seizing a Firearm
Owner's Identification Card previously issued to the
person under this Act;
(m) (Blank);
(n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or
possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois
State statute or by federal law;
(o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section
5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the
minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an
offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;
(p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent
minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the
commission of an offense that if committed by an adult
would be a felony; or
(q) A person who is not a resident of the State of
Illinois, except as provided in subsection (a-10) of
Section 4.
(Source: P.A. 96-701, eff. 1-1-10; 97-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-227,
eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 97-1167)
Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation.
The Department of State Police has authority to deny an
application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's
Identification Card previously issued under this Act only if
the Department finds that the applicant or the person to whom
such card was issued is or was at the time of issuance:
(a) A person under 21 years of age who has been
convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or
adjudged delinquent;
(b) A person under 21 years of age who does not have
the written consent of his parent or guardian to acquire
and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose
parent or guardian has revoked such written consent, or
where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a
Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
(c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of
this or any other jurisdiction;
(d) A person addicted to narcotics;
(e) A person who has been a patient of a mental
institution within the past 5 years. An active law
enforcement officer employed by a unit of government who is
denied, revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's
Identification Card seized under this subsection (e) may
obtain relief as described in subsection (c-5) of Section
10 of this Act if the officer did not act in a manner
threatening to the officer, another person, or the public
as determined by the treating clinical psychologist or
physician, and the officer seeks mental health treatment;
(f) A person whose mental condition is of such a nature
that it poses a clear and present danger to the applicant,
any other person or persons or the community;
For the purposes of this Section, "mental condition"
means a state of mind manifested by violent, suicidal,
threatening or assaultive behavior.
(g) A person who is intellectually disabled;
(h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement
in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application;
(i) An alien who is unlawfully present in the United
States under the laws of the United States;
(i-5) An alien who has been admitted to the United
States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined
in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection
(i-5) does not apply to any alien who has been lawfully
admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa if
that alien is:
(1) admitted to the United States for lawful hunting or
sporting purposes;
(2) an official representative of a foreign government
who is:
(A) accredited to the United States Government or
the Government's mission to an international
organization having its headquarters in the United
States; or
(B) en route to or from another country to which
that alien is accredited;
(3) an official of a foreign government or
distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
designated by the Department of State;
(4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a friendly
foreign government entering the United States on
official business; or
(5) one who has received a waiver from the Attorney
General of the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
922(y)(3);
(j) (Blank);
(k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5
years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation
of an order of protection, or a substantially similar
offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was
used or possessed;
(l) A person who has been convicted of domestic
battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially
similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before,
on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public
Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been
previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the right
to have an offense described in this paragraph (l) tried by
a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a
conviction for an offense in which a domestic relationship
is not a required element of the offense but in which a
determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9)
is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure of 1963, an entry by the court of a judgment of
conviction for that offense shall be grounds for denying an
application for and for revoking and seizing a Firearm
Owner's Identification Card previously issued to the
person under this Act;
(m) (Blank);
(n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or
possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois
State statute or by federal law;
(o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section
5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the
minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an
offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;
(p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent
minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the
commission of an offense that if committed by an adult
would be a felony;
(q) A person who is not a resident of the State of
Illinois, except as provided in subsection (a-10) of
Section 4; or
(r) A person who has been adjudicated as a mental
defective.
(Source: P.A. 96-701, eff. 1-1-10; 97-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-227,
eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13;
97-1167, eff. 6-1-13.)
Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
changing Section 24-3 and adding Section 24-4.1 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/24-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-3)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 97-1167)
Sec. 24-3. Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms.
(A) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale or
delivery of firearms when he or she knowingly does any of the
following:
(a) Sells or gives any firearm of a size which may be
concealed upon the person to any person under 18 years of
age.
(b) Sells or gives any firearm to a person under 21
years of age who has been convicted of a misdemeanor other
than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent.
(c) Sells or gives any firearm to any narcotic addict.
(d) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has
been convicted of a felony under the laws of this or any
other jurisdiction.
(e) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has
been a patient in a mental hospital within the past 5
years.
(f) Sells or gives any firearms to any person who is
intellectually disabled.
(g) Delivers any firearm of a size which may be
concealed upon the person, incidental to a sale, without
withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours
after application for its purchase has been made, or
delivers any rifle, shotgun or other long gun, or a stun
gun or taser, incidental to a sale, without withholding
delivery of such rifle, shotgun or other long gun, or a
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stun gun or taser for at least 24 hours after application
for its purchase has been made. However, this paragraph (g)
does not apply to: (1) the sale of a firearm to a law
enforcement officer if the seller of the firearm knows that
the person to whom he or she is selling the firearm is a
law enforcement officer or the sale of a firearm to a
person who desires to purchase a firearm for use in
promoting the public interest incident to his or her
employment as a bank guard, armed truck guard, or other
similar employment; (2) a mail order sale of a firearm to a
nonresident of Illinois under which the firearm is mailed
to a point outside the boundaries of Illinois; (3) the sale
of a firearm to a nonresident of Illinois while at a
firearm showing or display recognized by the Illinois
Department of State Police; or (4) the sale of a firearm to
a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under
Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18
U.S.C. 923). For purposes of this paragraph (g),
"application" means when the buyer and seller reach an
agreement to purchase a firearm.
(h) While holding any license as a dealer, importer,
manufacturer or pawnbroker under the federal Gun Control
Act of 1968, manufactures, sells or delivers to any
unlicensed person a handgun having a barrel, slide, frame
or receiver which is a die casting of zinc alloy or any
other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt or deform at a
temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. For
purposes of this paragraph, (1) "firearm" is defined as in
the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; and (2)
"handgun" is defined as a firearm designed to be held and
fired by the use of a single hand, and includes a
combination of parts from which such a firearm can be
assembled.
(i) Sells or gives a firearm of any size to any person
under 18 years of age who does not possess a valid Firearm
Owner's Identification Card.
(j) Sells or gives a firearm while engaged in the
business of selling firearms at wholesale or retail without
being licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section
923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923).
In this paragraph (j):
A person "engaged in the business" means a person who
devotes time, attention, and labor to engaging in the
activity as a regular course of trade or business with the
principal objective of livelihood and profit, but does not
include a person who makes occasional repairs of firearms
or who occasionally fits special barrels, stocks, or
trigger mechanisms to firearms.
"With the principal objective of livelihood and
profit" means that the intent underlying the sale or
disposition of firearms is predominantly one of obtaining
livelihood and pecuniary gain, as opposed to other intents,
such as improving or liquidating a personal firearms
collection; however, proof of profit shall not be required
as to a person who engages in the regular and repetitive
purchase and disposition of firearms for criminal purposes
or terrorism.
(k) Sells or transfers ownership of a firearm to a
person who does not display to the seller or transferor of
the firearm a currently valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card that has previously been issued in the
transferee's name by the Department of State Police under
the provisions of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
Act. This paragraph (k) does not apply to the transfer of a
firearm to a person who is exempt from the requirement of
possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under
Section 2 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
For the purposes of this Section, a currently valid Firearm
Owner's Identification Card means (i) a Firearm Owner's
Identification Card that has not expired or (ii) if the
transferor is licensed as a federal firearms dealer under
Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18
U.S.C. 923), an approval number issued in accordance with
subsection (a-10) of Section 3 or Section 3.1 of the
Firearm Owners Identification Card Act shall be proof that
the Firearm Owner's Identification Card was valid.
(1) In addition to the other requirements of this
paragraph (k), all persons who are not federally
licensed firearms dealers must also have complied with
subsection (a-10) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
Identification Card Act by determining the validity of
a purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
(2) All sellers or transferors who have complied
with the requirements of subparagraph (1) of this
paragraph (k) shall not be liable for damages in any
civil action arising from the use or misuse by the
transferee of the firearm transferred, except for
willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the seller
or transferor.
(l) Not being entitled to the possession of a firearm,
delivers the firearm, knowing it to have been stolen or
converted. It may be inferred that a person who possesses a
firearm with knowledge that its serial number has been
removed or altered has knowledge that the firearm is stolen
or converted.
(B) Paragraph (h) of subsection (A) does not include
firearms sold within 6 months after enactment of Public Act
78-355 (approved August 21, 1973, effective October 1, 1973),
nor is any firearm legally owned or possessed by any citizen or
purchased by any citizen within 6 months after the enactment of
Public Act 78-355 subject to confiscation or seizure under the
provisions of that Public Act. Nothing in Public Act 78-355
shall be construed to prohibit the gift or trade of any firearm
if that firearm was legally held or acquired within 6 months
after the enactment of that Public Act.
(C) Sentence.
(1) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (c), (e), (f), (g),
or (h) of subsection (A) commits a Class 4 felony.
(2) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (b) or (i) of
subsection (A) commits a Class 3 felony.
(3) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (a) of subsection (A)
commits a Class 2 felony.
(4) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of
subsection (A) in any school, on the real property
comprising a school, within 1,000 feet of the real property
comprising a school, at a school related activity, or on or
within 1,000 feet of any conveyance owned, leased, or
contracted by a school or school district to transport
students to or from school or a school related activity,
regardless of the time of day or time of year at which the
offense was committed, commits a Class 1 felony. Any person
convicted of a second or subsequent violation of unlawful
sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (a),
(b), or (i) of subsection (A) in any school, on the real
property comprising a school, within 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising a school, at a school related activity,
or on or within 1,000 feet of any conveyance owned, leased,
or contracted by a school or school district to transport
students to or from school or a school related activity,
regardless of the time of day or time of year at which the
offense was committed, commits a Class 1 felony for which
the sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of no less
than 5 years and no more than 15 years.
(5) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (a) or (i) of
subsection (A) in residential property owned, operated, or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on
residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, on
the real property comprising any public park, on the real
property comprising any courthouse, or on any public way
within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any
public park, courthouse, or residential property owned,
operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased
by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or
mixed-income development commits a Class 2 felony.
(6) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (j) of subsection (A)
commits a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
violation is a Class 4 felony.
(7) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A)
commits a Class 4 felony, except that a violation of
subparagraph (1) of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) shall
not be punishable as a crime or petty offense. A third or
subsequent conviction for a violation of paragraph (k) of
subsection (A) is a Class 1 felony.
(8) A person 18 years of age or older convicted of
unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of
paragraph (a) or (i) of subsection (A), when the firearm
that was sold or given to another person under 18 years of
age was used in the commission of or attempt to commit a
forcible felony, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, not
to exceed the maximum provided for the most serious
forcible felony so committed or attempted by the person
under 18 years of age who was sold or given the firearm.
(9) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (d) of subsection (A)
commits a Class 3 felony.
(10) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A)
commits a Class 2 felony if the delivery is of one firearm.
Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of
firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A)
commits a Class 1 felony if the delivery is of not less than 2 and not more than 5 firearms at the same time or
within a one year period. Any person convicted of unlawful
sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l)
of subsection (A) commits a Class X felony for which he or
she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
less than 6 years and not more than 30 years if the
delivery is of not less than 6 and not more than 10
firearms at the same time or within a 2 year period. Any
person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms
in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a
Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a
term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more
than 40 years if the delivery is of not less than 11 and
not more than 20 firearms at the same time or within a 3
year period. Any person convicted of unlawful sale or
delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of
subsection (A) commits a Class X felony for which he or she
shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less
than 6 years and not more than 50 years if the delivery is
of not less than 21 and not more than 30 firearms at the
same time or within a 4 year period. Any person convicted
of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of
paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a Class X felony
for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of
imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 60
years if the delivery is of 31 or more firearms at the same time or within a 5 year period.
(D) For purposes of this Section:
"School" means a public or private elementary or secondary
school, community college, college, or university.
"School related activity" means any sporting, social,
academic, or other activity for which students' attendance or
participation is sponsored, organized, or funded in whole or in
part by a school or school district.
(E) A prosecution for a violation of paragraph (k) of
subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 6 years
after the commission of the offense. A prosecution for a
violation of this Section other than paragraph (g) of
subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 5 years
after the commission of the offense defined in the particular
paragraph.
(Source: P.A. 96-190, eff. 1-1-10; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-347,
eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 97-1167)
Sec. 24-3. Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms.
(A) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale or
delivery of firearms when he or she knowingly does any of the
following:
(a) Sells or gives any firearm of a size which may be
concealed upon the person to any person under 18 years of
age.
(b) Sells or gives any firearm to a person under 21
years of age who has been convicted of a misdemeanor other
than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent.
(c) Sells or gives any firearm to any narcotic addict.
(d) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has
been convicted of a felony under the laws of this or any
other jurisdiction.
(e) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has
been a patient in a mental institution within the past 5
years. In this subsection (e):
"Mental institution" means any hospital,
institution, clinic, evaluation facility, mental
health center, or part thereof, which is used primarily
for the care or treatment of persons with mental
illness.
"Patient in a mental institution" means the person
was admitted, either voluntarily or involuntarily, to
a mental institution for mental health treatment,
unless the treatment was voluntary and solely for an
alcohol abuse disorder and no other secondary
substance abuse disorder or mental illness.
(f) Sells or gives any firearms to any person who is
intellectually disabled.
(g) Delivers any firearm of a size which may be
concealed upon the person, incidental to a sale, without
withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours after application for its purchase has been made, or
delivers any rifle, shotgun or other long gun, or a stun
gun or taser, incidental to a sale, without withholding
delivery of such rifle, shotgun or other long gun, or a
stun gun or taser for at least 24 hours after application
for its purchase has been made. However, this paragraph (g)
does not apply to: (1) the sale of a firearm to a law
enforcement officer if the seller of the firearm knows that
the person to whom he or she is selling the firearm is a
law enforcement officer or the sale of a firearm to a
person who desires to purchase a firearm for use in
promoting the public interest incident to his or her
employment as a bank guard, armed truck guard, or other
similar employment; (2) a mail order sale of a firearm to a
nonresident of Illinois under which the firearm is mailed
to a point outside the boundaries of Illinois; (3) the sale
of a firearm to a nonresident of Illinois while at a
firearm showing or display recognized by the Illinois
Department of State Police; or (4) the sale of a firearm to
a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under
Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18
U.S.C. 923). For purposes of this paragraph (g),
"application" means when the buyer and seller reach an
agreement to purchase a firearm.
(h) While holding any license as a dealer, importer,
manufacturer or pawnbroker under the federal Gun Control
Act of 1968, manufactures, sells or delivers to any
unlicensed person a handgun having a barrel, slide, frame
or receiver which is a die casting of zinc alloy or any
other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt or deform at a
temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. For
purposes of this paragraph, (1) "firearm" is defined as in
the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; and (2)
"handgun" is defined as a firearm designed to be held and
fired by the use of a single hand, and includes a
combination of parts from which such a firearm can be
assembled.
(i) Sells or gives a firearm of any size to any person
under 18 years of age who does not possess a valid Firearm
Owner's Identification Card.
(j) Sells or gives a firearm while engaged in the
business of selling firearms at wholesale or retail without
being licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section
923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923).
In this paragraph (j):
A person "engaged in the business" means a person who
devotes time, attention, and labor to engaging in the
activity as a regular course of trade or business with the
principal objective of livelihood and profit, but does not
include a person who makes occasional repairs of firearms
or who occasionally fits special barrels, stocks, or
trigger mechanisms to firearms.
"With the principal objective of livelihood and
profit" means that the intent underlying the sale or
disposition of firearms is predominantly one of obtaining
livelihood and pecuniary gain, as opposed to other intents,
such as improving or liquidating a personal firearms
collection; however, proof of profit shall not be required
as to a person who engages in the regular and repetitive
purchase and disposition of firearms for criminal purposes
or terrorism.
(k) Sells or transfers ownership of a firearm to a
person who does not display to the seller or transferor of
the firearm a currently valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card that has previously been issued in the
transferee's name by the Department of State Police under
the provisions of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
Act. This paragraph (k) does not apply to the transfer of a
firearm to a person who is exempt from the requirement of
possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under
Section 2 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
For the purposes of this Section, a currently valid Firearm
Owner's Identification Card means (i) a Firearm Owner's
Identification Card that has not expired or (ii) if the
transferor is licensed as a federal firearms dealer under
Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18
U.S.C. 923), an approval number issued in accordance with
subsection (a-10) of subsection 3 or Section 3.1 of the
Firearm Owners Identification Card Act shall be proof that
the Firearm Owner's Identification Card was valid.
(1) In addition to the other requirements of this
paragraph (k), all persons who are not federally
licensed firearms dealers must also have complied with
subsection (a-10) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
Identification Card Act by determining the validity of
a purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
(2) All sellers or transferors who have complied
with the requirements of subparagraph (1) of this
paragraph (k) shall not be liable for damages in any
civil action arising from the use or misuse by the
transferee of the firearm transferred, except for
willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the seller
or transferor.
(l) Not being entitled to the possession of a firearm,
delivers the firearm, knowing it to have been stolen or
converted. It may be inferred that a person who possesses a
firearm with knowledge that its serial number has been
removed or altered has knowledge that the firearm is stolen
or converted.
(B) Paragraph (h) of subsection (A) does not include
firearms sold within 6 months after enactment of Public Act
78-355 (approved August 21, 1973, effective October 1, 1973),
nor is any firearm legally owned or possessed by any citizen or
purchased by any citizen within 6 months after the enactment of
Public Act 78-355 subject to confiscation or seizure under the
provisions of that Public Act. Nothing in Public Act 78-355
shall be construed to prohibit the gift or trade of any firearm
if that firearm was legally held or acquired within 6 months
after the enactment of that Public Act.
(C) Sentence.
(1) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (c), (e), (f), (g),
or (h) of subsection (A) commits a Class 4 felony.
(2) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (b) or (i) of
subsection (A) commits a Class 3 felony.
(3) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (a) of subsection (A)
commits a Class 2 felony.
(4) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of
subsection (A) in any school, on the real property
comprising a school, within 1,000 feet of the real property
comprising a school, at a school related activity, or on or
within 1,000 feet of any conveyance owned, leased, or
contracted by a school or school district to transport
students to or from school or a school related activity,
regardless of the time of day or time of year at which the
offense was committed, commits a Class 1 felony. Any person
convicted of a second or subsequent violation of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (a),
(b), or (i) of subsection (A) in any school, on the real
property comprising a school, within 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising a school, at a school related activity,
or on or within 1,000 feet of any conveyance owned, leased,
or contracted by a school or school district to transport
students to or from school or a school related activity,
regardless of the time of day or time of year at which the
offense was committed, commits a Class 1 felony for which
the sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of no less
than 5 years and no more than 15 years.
(5) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (a) or (i) of
subsection (A) in residential property owned, operated, or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on
residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, on
the real property comprising any public park, on the real
property comprising any courthouse, or on any public way
within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any
public park, courthouse, or residential property owned,
operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased
by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or
mixed-income development commits a Class 2 felony.
(6) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (j) of subsection (A)
commits a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
violation is a Class 4 felony.
(7) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A)
commits a Class 4 felony, except that a violation of
subparagraph (1) of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) shall
not be punishable as a crime or petty offense. A third or
subsequent conviction for a violation of paragraph (k) of
subsection (A) is a Class 1 felony.
(8) A person 18 years of age or older convicted of
unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of
paragraph (a) or (i) of subsection (A), when the firearm
that was sold or given to another person under 18 years of
age was used in the commission of or attempt to commit a
forcible felony, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, not
to exceed the maximum provided for the most serious
forcible felony so committed or attempted by the person
under 18 years of age who was sold or given the firearm.
(9) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (d) of subsection (A)
commits a Class 3 felony.
(10) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a Class 2 felony if the delivery is of one firearm.
Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of
firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A)
commits a Class 1 felony if the delivery is of not less
than 2 and not more than 5 firearms at the same time or
within a one year period. Any person convicted of unlawful
sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l)
of subsection (A) commits a Class X felony for which he or
she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
less than 6 years and not more than 30 years if the
delivery is of not less than 6 and not more than 10
firearms at the same time or within a 2 year period. Any
person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms
in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a
Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a
term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more
than 40 years if the delivery is of not less than 11 and
not more than 20 firearms at the same time or within a 3
year period. Any person convicted of unlawful sale or
delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of
subsection (A) commits a Class X felony for which he or she
shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less
than 6 years and not more than 50 years if the delivery is
of not less than 21 and not more than 30 firearms at the
same time or within a 4 year period. Any person convicted
of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a Class X felony
for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of
imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 60
years if the delivery is of 31 or more firearms at the same
time or within a 5 year period.
(D) For purposes of this Section:
"School" means a public or private elementary or secondary
school, community college, college, or university.
"School related activity" means any sporting, social,
academic, or other activity for which students' attendance or
participation is sponsored, organized, or funded in whole or in
part by a school or school district.
(E) A prosecution for a violation of paragraph (k) of
subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 6 years
after the commission of the offense. A prosecution for a
violation of this Section other than paragraph (g) of
subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 5 years
after the commission of the offense defined in the particular
paragraph.
(Source: P.A. 96-190, eff. 1-1-10; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-347,
eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1167, eff. 6-1-13.)
(720 ILCS 5/24-4.1 new)
Sec. 24-4.1. Report of lost or stolen firearms.
(a) If a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card and who possesses or acquires a firearm
thereafter loses the firearm, or if the firearm is stolen from
the person, the person must report the loss or theft to the
local law enforcement agency within 72 hours after obtaining
knowledge of the loss or theft.
(b) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall take
a written report and shall, as soon as practical, enter the
firearm's serial number as stolen into the Law Enforcement
Agencies Data System (LEADS).
(c) A person shall not be in violation of this Section if:
(1) the failure to report is due to an act of God, act
of war, or inability of a law enforcement agency to receive
the report;
(2) the person is hospitalized, in a coma, or is
otherwise seriously physically or mentally impaired as to
prevent the person from reporting; or
(3) the person's designee makes a report if the person
is unable to make the report.
(d) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
of a petty offense for a first violation. A second or
subsequent violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
Public Act.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

This part is particularly sneaky:

Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of subsection (A) in any school, on the real property comprising a school, within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school, at a school related activity, or on or within 1,000 feet of any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school or school district to transport students to or from school or a school related activity, regardless of the time of day or time of year at which the
offense was committed, commits a Class 1 felony for which the sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of no less than 5 years and no more than 15 years.

So, simply park "school vehicles" 999.9 feet apart in an area, and anyone giving their heirloom shotguns to their son without bowing to this illegal law goes away for 15 years.

Grandfather clause - if you own or buy within six months of the enactment of this law - what's that date? - you can "gift" your guns:

(B) Paragraph (h) of subsection (A) does not include
firearms sold within 6 months after enactment of Public Act
78-355 (approved August 21, 1973, effective October 1, 1973),
nor is any firearm legally owned or possessed by any citizen or
purchased by any citizen within 6 months after the enactment of
Public Act 78-355 subject to confiscation or seizure under the
provisions of that Public Act. Nothing in Public Act 78-355
shall be construed to prohibit the gift or trade of any firearm
if that firearm was legally held or acquired within 6 months
after the enactment of that Public Act.

It also appears they cover "printed" handguns:

(h) While holding any license as a dealer, importer, manufacturer or pawnbroker under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968, manufactures, sells or delivers to any unlicensed person a handgun having a barrel, slide, frame or receiver which is a die casting of zinc alloy or any other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt or deform at a temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. For purposes of this paragraph, (1) "firearm" is defined as in the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; and (2) "handgun" is defined as a firearm designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand, and includes a
combination of parts from which such a firearm can be assembled.

Well, if you are an FFL or a pawnbroker, anyway. Don't any pawnbrokers who want to deal with guns need an FFL under federal law anyway?

Redefining who is elegible to own a weapon:

(f) Sells or gives any firearms to any person who is
intellectually disabled.

I would suppose that "voting non-Demonrat" is a intellectual disability, since they are the only people qualified to have valid opinions on anything...

This will kill private sales all by itself:

(g) Delivers any firearm of a size which may be
concealed upon the person, incidental to a sale, without
withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours after application for its purchase has been made, or
delivers any rifle, shotgun or other long gun, or a stun
gun or taser, incidental to a sale, without withholding
delivery of such rifle, shotgun or other long gun, or a
stun gun or taser for at least 24 hours after application
for its purchase has been made. However, this paragraph (g)
does not apply to: (1) the sale of a firearm to a law
enforcement officer if the seller of the firearm knows that
the person to whom he or she is selling the firearm is a
law enforcement officer or the sale of a firearm to a
person who desires to purchase a firearm for use in
promoting the public interest incident to his or her
employment as a bank guard, armed truck guard, or other
similar employment; (2) a mail order sale of a firearm to a
nonresident of Illinois under which the firearm is mailed
to a point outside the boundaries of Illinois; (3) the sale
of a firearm to a nonresident of Illinois while at a
firearm showing or display recognized by the Illinois
Department of State Police; or (4) the sale of a firearm to
a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under
Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18
U.S.C. 923). For purposes of this paragraph (g),
"application" means when the buyer and seller reach an
agreement to purchase a firearm.

Keep those records! Sgt. Schultz may be by at any time!

(b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to
be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a
record of such transfer for a period of 10 years from the date
of transfer. Such record shall contain the date of the
transfer; the description, serial number or other information
identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number
is available; and, if the transfer was completed within this
State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
number and any approval number or documentation provided by the
Department of State Police pursuant to subsection (a-10) of
this Section. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall
contain the date of application for transfer of the firearm. On
demand of a peace officer such transferor shall produce for
inspection such record of transfer. If the transfer or sale
took place at a gun show, the record shall include the unique
identification number. Failure to record the unique
identification number or approval number is a petty offense.

Waiting on the lawsuit from GOA or Illinois Carry - I'll bet the NRA can't be bothered here.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Always carry!

You never know when you will have your life depend on it:

Sword vs. Handgun

One step forward...

ten miles back:

Illinois expands background checks to all gun purchases

(Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a gun-control measure into law on Sunday that expands background checks to cover all firearms purchases in the state, closing what he said was a loophole that exempted gun sales between private parties.

The new law also requires all gun owners to report any lost or stolen firearms to local police within 72 hours.

"Guns are a plague on too many of our communities," Quinn, a Democrat, said in a statement. "Making sure guns do not fall into the wrong hands is critical to keeping the people of Illinois safe. This commonsense law will help our law enforcement crack down on crime and make our streets safer."

The expanded background checks go into effect on January 1, 2014.

Of course, none of these neat laws will have the slightest effect on criminals.

Weasel words

Today's weasel word:

SUSTAINABILITY

Per the EPA:

The EPA needs to go away - NOW. When Nixon is remembered years from now, his big crime will be this, not Watergate or some blank tape.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Hate corn silk?

I love fresh corn on the cob - but don't enjoy picking off all the silk.

The Internet solves the problem, as usual:

A bit of history

1942 U.S. Army Harley.

Original scabbard for a Thompson on the front.
I did some repairs on it for a friend.

Bumper Stickers

My bad-weather ride.

Needs a bath. Maybe later today.

Monica Lewinsky stickers available at CafePress. Let's help get the word out for Hitlary for President!

Friday, August 16, 2013

Waxman rises from the swamp

Haven't heard from this particular lizard in quite a while. Probably because he was working on this:

HR 2910 IH
113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2910 To protect American children and their families from the epidemic of gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening the Nation’s mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 1, 2013

Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL To protect American children and their families from the epidemic of gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening the Nation’s mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--BANNING ACCESS TO DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPONS

TITLE II--STRENGTHENING THE NATION’S MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE

Subtitle A--Advancing Research on Serious Mental Illness

Sec. 201. National Institute of Mental Health research program on serious mental illness.

Subtitle B--Improving the Mental Health Workforce

Subtitle C--Expanding Access to Mental Health Services

Subtitle D--Promoting Public Awareness of Mental Health Disorders and Reducing Stigma of Such Disorders

Sec. 231. Promoting public awareness of mental health disorders and reducing stigma of such disorders.

TITLE III--UNDERSTANDING THE EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE

TITLE I--BANNING ACCESS TO DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPONS

SEC. 101. DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPON BAN.

SEC. 102. PROHIBITION OF ADVERTISING DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPONS.

SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 104. CONSTRUCTION.

Nothing in this title shall be construed as limiting the ability of a State to enact more restrictive gun-related laws, or bans on firearm receiver casts, firearm receiver blanks, assault weapon parts kits, or machinegun parts kits.

TITLE II--STRENGTHENING THE NATION’S MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE

Subtitle A--Advancing Research on Serious Mental Illness

SEC. 201. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAM ON SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.

‘(1) IN GENERAL- The research program’;

‘(2) RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS- As part of the research program established under this subpart, the Director of the Institute shall conduct or support research on serious mental illness, including with respect to--

‘(A) the causes, prevention, and treatment of serious mental illness; and
‘(B) interventions to improve early identification of individuals with serious mental illness and referral of such individuals to mental health professionals for treatment.’.

‘(L) Serious mental illness.’.

Subtitle B--Improving the Mental Health Workforce

SEC. 211. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN REPAYMENT FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

‘(b) Additional Funding for Behavioral and Mental Health Professionals- In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), and in addition to the amounts appropriated under section 10503 of Public Law 111-148, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018 for scholarships and loan repayments under this subpart for ensuring, as described in sections 338A(a) and 338B(a), an adequate supply of behavioral and mental health professionals.’.

SEC. 212. REAUTHORIZATION OF HRSA’S MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM.

‘(e) Authorization of Appropriations- To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’.

SEC. 213. MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING FOR SCHOOL AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL.

‘(A) recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental health disorders; and
‘(B)(i) providing education to personnel regarding resources available in the community for individuals with a mental health disorder and other relevant resources; or
‘(ii) the safe de-escalation of crisis situations involving individuals with a mental health disorder.’; and

‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’.

SEC. 214. SAMHSA GRANT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULA FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION ON SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.

Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 520I (42 U.S.C. 290bb-40) the following:

‘SEC. 520I-1. CURRICULA FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION ON SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.

‘(a) Grants- The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities for the development and implementation of curricula for providing continuing education and training to health care professionals on identifying, referring, and treating individuals with serious mental illness.
‘(b) Eligible Entities- To be eligible to seek a grant under this section, an entity shall be a public or nonprofit entity that--

‘(1) provides continuing education or training to health care professionals; or
‘(2) applies for the grant in partnership with another entity that provides such education and training.
‘(c) Preference- In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities proposing to develop and implement curricula for providing continuing education and training to--

‘(1) health care professionals in primary care specialities; or
‘(2) health care professionals who are required, as a condition of State licensure, to participate in continuing education or training specific to mental health.
‘(d) Authorization of Appropriations- To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’.

SEC. 215. CLARIFICATION OF HIPAA TRAINING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.

Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue guidance regarding the requirements of section 164.530(b) of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, so as to ensure that training under such section includes a clear explanation of the circumstances under which health care professionals and other covered entities (as such term is defined for purposes of regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) are permitted or required to disclose protected health information concerning individuals with a mental health disorder.

Subtitle C--Expanding Access to Mental Health Services

SEC. 221. ADVANCING WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE IN EDUCATION (AWARE) INITIATIVE.

(1) IN GENERAL- The first section 581 (in the first part G relating to projects for children and violence) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290hh) is amended to read as follows:

‘SEC. 581. CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, VIOLENCE, AND SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH.

‘(a) In General- The Secretary shall, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements awarded to local educational agencies and other public entities, assist schools and local communities in implementing a comprehensive mental health program that--

‘(1) assists children and adolescents in dealing with trauma and violence;
‘(2) provides comprehensive, age-appropriate mental health services and supports;
‘(3) is linguistically and culturally appropriate; and
‘(4) incorporates age-appropriate strategies of positive behavioral interventions and supports.
‘(b) Collaboration; Consultation- The Secretary shall carry out this section--

‘(1) in collaboration with the Secretary of Education; and
‘(2) in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States.
‘(c) Activities- In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may--

‘(1) provide financial and technical support to enable schools and local communities to implement a comprehensive mental health program described in such subsection;
‘(2) facilitate community partnerships among families, students, law enforcement agencies, education systems, mental health and substance use disorder service systems, family-based mental health service systems, welfare agencies, health care systems (including physicians), faith-based programs, trauma networks, and other community-based systems; and
‘(3) establish mechanisms for children and adolescents to report incidents of violence or plans by other children, adolescents, or adults to commit violence.
‘(d) Requirements-

‘(1) IN GENERAL- To be eligible for an award under this section, an entity shall--

‘(A) be a partnership between a local educational agency and at least one community program or agency that is involved in mental health activities; and
‘(B) submit an application that--

‘(i) is endorsed by all members of the partnership;
‘(ii) designates an entity to serve as coordinator of the activities to be funded through the award; and
‘(iii) contains the assurances described in paragraph (2).

‘(2) REQUIRED ASSURANCES- An application under paragraph (1) for a comprehensive mental health program shall contain assurances as follows:

‘(A) The local educational agency involved will enter into a memorandum of understanding--

‘(i) with--

‘(I) at least one of each of the following: a public or private mental health entity, a health care entity, a law enforcement or juvenile justice entity, a child welfare agency, a family-based mental health entity, a family or family organization, and a trauma network; and
‘(II) any other community-based entities deemed appropriate by the local educational agency; and
‘(ii) that specifies--

‘(I) the responsibilities of each partner with respect to the activities to be carried out;
‘(II) how each partner will be accountable for carrying out such responsibilities; and
‘(III) the amount of non-Federal funding or in-kind contributions that each such partner will contribute in order to sustain the program.

‘(B) The program will address--

‘(i) the promotion of the social, emotional, and behavioral health of all students in an environment that is conducive to learning;
‘(ii) the reduction in the likelihood of at-risk students developing social, emotional, or behavioral health problems, or substance use disorders;
‘(iii) the early identification of social, emotional, or behavioral problems, or substance use disorders, and the provision of early intervention services;
‘(iv) the treatment or referral for treatment of students with existing social, emotional, or behavioral health problems, or substance use disorders; and
‘(v) the development and implementation of programs to assist children and adolescents in dealing with trauma and violence.
‘(C) For appropriate school personnel, the program will provide in-service training on--

‘(i) the techniques and supports needed for the early identification of children and adolescents with trauma histories and children and adolescents with, or at risk of, mental health disorders;
‘(ii) the use of referral mechanisms that effectively link such children and adolescents to appropriate treatment and intervention services in the school and in the community and to followup when services are not available;
‘(iii) strategies that promote a school-wide positive environment;
‘(iv) strategies for promoting the social, emotional, mental, and behavioral health of all students; and
‘(v) strategies to increase the knowledge and skills of school and community leaders about the impact of trauma and violence and on the application of a public health approach to comprehensive mental health programs.
‘(D) For parents, siblings, and other family members of children and adolescents with mental health disorders, and for members of the community, the program will provide training on--

‘(i) the techniques and supports described in subparagraph (C)(i);
‘(ii) the referral mechanisms and followup described in subparagraph (C)(ii); and
‘(iii) the strategies described in clauses (iii), (iv), and (v) of subparagraph (C).
‘(E) A plan will be developed and implemented to sustain the program after funding under this section terminates.
‘(F) The local educational agency partnership involved will be supported by the appropriate State educational and mental health authority to ensure that the sustainability of the program is established after funding under this section terminates.
‘(G) The program will--

‘(i) be based on evidence-based practices, including those related to trauma;
‘(ii) be implemented in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner;
‘(iii) be coordinated with early intervening activities carried out under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and
‘(iv) include a broad needs assessment of youth who drop out of school due to policies of ‘zero tolerance’ with respect to drugs, alcohol, or weapons and an inability to obtain appropriate services.
‘(H) The program will provide mental health services through qualified mental and behavioral health professionals who are--

‘(i) certified or licensed by the State involved; and
‘(ii) practicing within their area of expertise.

‘(3) COMPLIANCE WITH HIPAA- An award recipient under this section shall be deemed to be a covered entity for purposes of compliance with the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 with respect to any patient records developed through activities funded through the award.
‘(e) Geographical Distribution- The Secretary shall ensure that awards under this section are distributed equitably among the regions of the country and among urban and rural areas.
‘(f) Duration of Awards- The period of an award under this section shall be 6 years. An entity may receive only one award under this section, except that an entity that is providing services and supports on a regional basis may receive additional funding after the expiration of the preceding award period.
‘(g) Program Evaluation and Outcome Measures-

‘(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESS- The Secretary shall develop a process for evaluating comprehensive mental health programs under this section that includes--

‘(A) the development of guidelines for the submission of program data by an award recipient;
‘(B) the development of outcome measures (in accordance with paragraph (2)) to be applied by such recipient, and used by the Secretary, to measure and evaluate the program’s effectiveness and success; and
‘(C) the submission by such recipient of annual reports--

‘(i) concerning the effectiveness and success of the program; and
‘(ii) including data and other information relating to each outcome measure developed under subparagraph (B).

‘(2) OUTCOME MEASURES-

‘(A) STUDENT AND FAMILY MEASURES- The outcome measures developed under paragraph (1)(B) shall include outcome measures relating to students and families, which, at a minimum, should be designed to measure a program’s effectiveness in--

‘(i) increasing social and emotional competency;
‘(ii) increasing academic competency (as defined by Secretary);
‘(iii) reducing disruptive and aggressive behaviors;
‘(iv) improving child and adolescent functioning;
‘(v) reducing substance use disorders;
‘(vi) reducing suspensions, truancy, expulsions, and violence;
‘(vii) increasing graduation rates (as defined under section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965); and
‘(viii) improving access to care for mental health disorders.
‘(B) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM MEASURES- The outcome measures developed under paragraph (1)(B) shall include outcome measures relating to local educational systems, which, at a minimum, should be designed to measure--

‘(i) the effectiveness of--

‘(I) formal partnership linkages among child and family-serving institutions, community support systems, and the educational system in addressing mental health disorders; and
‘(II) training and professional development programs, including culturally and linguistically appropriate training for appropriate school personnel; and
‘(ii) the progress in--

‘(I) improving the perception of a safe and supportive learning environment among school staff, students, and parents;
‘(II) improving the identification of students in need of more intensive mental health services and referral of such students to early intervention and clinical mental health services;
‘(III) improving access to clinical assessment and treatment services within the context of the local community to students posing a danger to themselves or others; and
‘(IV) improving rates of matriculation to postsecondary school and reducing referrals to the juvenile justice system.

‘(3) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION BY SECRETARY-

‘(A) EVALUATION- The Secretary shall annually submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness and success of the programs under this section, based on the data submitted under paragraph (1)(C).
‘(B) DISSEMINATION- The Secretary shall establish comprehensive information and education programs to disseminate to the general public and to health care professionals findings and conclusions based on the data submitted under paragraph (1)(C).
‘(4) LIMITATION ON EVALUATION ACTIVITIES- An award recipient shall not use more than 10 percent of amounts received under this section to carry out evaluation activities.
‘(h) Definition- In this section, the terms ‘children and adolescents’ and ‘child and adolescent’ refer to individuals under 22 years of age.
‘(i) Funding-

‘(1) AMOUNT OF AWARDS- An award to an entity under this section shall not exceed $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. The Secretary shall determine the amount of each award based on the population of children and adolescents in the area to be served through the award.
‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’.
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS- The second part G (relating to services provided through religious organizations) of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290kk et seq.) is amended--

(A) by redesignating such part as part J; and
(B) by redesignating sections 581 through 584 as sections 596 through 596C, respectively.
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Part G of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290hh et seq.), as amended by this subsection, is further amended by striking the part heading and inserting the following:

‘PART G--SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH’.

‘(c) Authorization of Appropriations- To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’.

‘(m) Authorization of Appropriations- To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’.

‘(1) Educating students, families, faculty, and staff to increase awareness of mental health and substance use disorders.
‘(2) Operating hotlines.
‘(3) Preparing informational material.
‘(4) Providing outreach services to notify students about available mental health and substance use disorder services.
‘(5) Administering voluntary mental health and substance use disorder screenings and assessments.
‘(6) Supporting the training of students, faculty, and staff to respond effectively to students with mental health and substance use disorders.
‘(7) Creating a network infrastructure to link colleges and universities with health care providers who treat mental health and substance use disorders.’;

‘(h) Authorization of Appropriations- To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’.

SEC. 222. SAMHSA AND HRSA INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INTO PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS.

Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 520K (42 U.S.C. 290bb-42) the following:

‘SEC. 520K-1. AWARDS FOR CO-LOCATING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS.

‘(a) Program Authorized- The Secretary, acting through the Administrators of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to eligible entities for the provision of coordinated and integrated mental health services and primary health care.
‘(b) Eligible Entities- To be eligible to seek a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement this section, an entity shall be a public or nonprofit entity.
‘(c) Use of Funds- An eligible entity receiving an award under this section shall use the award for the provision of coordinated and integrated mental health services and primary health care through--

‘(1) the co-location of mental health services in primary care settings;
‘(2) the use of care management services to facilitate coordination between mental health and primary care providers;
‘(3) the use of information technology (such as telemedicine)--

‘(A) to facilitate coordination between mental health and primary care providers; or
‘(B) to expand the availability of mental health services; or
‘(4) the provision of training and technical assistance to improve the delivery, effectiveness, and integration of mental health services into primary care settings.
‘(d) Authorization of Appropriations- To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’.

SEC. 223. CHILDREN’S RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA.

‘(1) the continued operation of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (referred to in this section as the ‘NCTSI’), including a coordinating center, that focuses on the mental, behavioral, and biological aspects of psychological trauma response; and
‘(2) the development of knowledge with regard to evidence-based practices for identifying and treating mental, behavioral, and biological disorders of children and youth resulting from witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event.’;

‘(c) National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative- The NCTSI coordinating center shall--

‘(1) collect, analyze, and report NCTSI-wide child treatment process and outcome data regarding the early identification and delivery of evidence-based treatment and services for children and families served by the NCTSI grantees;
‘(2) facilitate the coordination of training initiatives in evidence-based and trauma-informed treatments, interventions, and practices offered to NCTSI grantees, providers, and partners; and
‘(3) collaborate, as appropriate, with the Secretary in the dissemination of evidence-based and trauma-informed interventions, treatments, products, and other resources to appropriate stakeholders.
‘(d) Review- The Secretary shall, consistent with the peer review process, ensure that NCTSI applications are reviewed by appropriate experts in the field, including experts in child trauma.’;

‘(h) Authorization of Appropriations- To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’.

SEC. 224. INFORMATION ON GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.

‘(3) GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS- The Secretary shall, as appropriate, provide information to grantees regarding evidence-based practices for the prevention and treatment of geriatric mental health disorders and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders among geriatric populations, as well as disseminate information about such evidence-based practices to States and nongrantees throughout the United States.’.

SEC. 225. GAO STUDY ON AVAILABILITY OF INPATIENT BEDS.

SEC. 226. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BLOCK GRANTS REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

Section 1942 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-52) is amended to read as follows:

‘SEC. 1942. REQUIREMENT OF REPORTS AND AUDITS BY STATES.

‘(a) Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services-

‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT- A funding agreement for a grant under section 1911 is that--

‘(A) the State involved will prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report on the activities funded through the grant; and
‘(B) each such report shall be prepared by, or in consultation with, the State agency responsible for community mental health programs and activities.
‘(2) STANDARDIZED FORM; CONTENTS- In order to properly evaluate and to compare the performance of different States assisted under section 1911, reports under this section shall be in such standardized form and contain such information as the Secretary determines (after consultation with the States) to be necessary--

‘(A) to secure an accurate description of the activities funded through the grant under section 1911;
‘(B) to determine the extent to which funds were expended consistent with the State’s application transmitted under section 1917(a); and
‘(C) to describe the extent to which the State has met the goals and objectives it set forth in its State plan under section 1912(b).
‘(3) MINIMUM CONTENTS- Each report under this section shall, at a minimum, include the following information:

‘(A)(i) The number of individuals served by the State under subpart I (by class of individuals).
‘(ii) The proportion of each class of such individuals which has health coverage.
‘(iii) The types of services (as defined by the Secretary) provided under subpart I to individuals within each such class.
‘(iv) The amounts spent under subpart I on each type of service (by class of individuals served).
‘(B) Information on the status of mental health in the State, including information (by county and by racial and ethnic group) on each of the following:

‘(i) The proportion of adolescents with serious mental illness (including major depression).
‘(ii) The proportion of adults with serious mental illness (including major depression).
‘(iii) The proportion of individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
‘(iv) The proportion of children and adolescents with mental health disorders who seek and receive treatment.
‘(v) The proportion of adults with mental health disorders who seek and receive treatment.
‘(vi) The proportion of individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who seek and receive treatment.
‘(vii) The proportion of homeless adults with mental health disorders who receive treatment.
‘(viii) The number of primary care facilities that provide mental health screening and treatment services onsite or by paid referral.
‘(ix) The number of primary care physician office visits that include mental health screening services.
‘(x) The number of juvenile residential facilities that screen admissions for mental health disorders.
‘(xi) The number of deaths attributable to suicide.
‘(C) Information on the number and type of health care practitioners licensed in the State and providing mental health-related services.
‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS- The Secretary shall, upon request, provide a copy of any report under this section to any interested public agency.
‘(b) Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders-

‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT- A funding agreement for a grant under section 1921 is that--

‘(A) the State involved will prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report on the activities funded through the grant; and
‘(B) each such report shall be prepared by, or in consultation with, the State agency responsible for substance use disorder programs and activities.
‘(2) STANDARDIZED FORM; CONTENTS- In order to properly evaluate and to compare the performance of different States assisted under section 1921, reports under this section shall be in such standardized form and contain such information as the Secretary determines (after consultation with the States) to be necessary--

‘(A) to secure an accurate description of the activities funded through the grant under section 1921;
‘(B) to determine the extent to which funds were expended consistent with the State’s application transmitted under section 1932(a); and
‘(C) to describe the extent to which the State has met the goals and objectives it set forth in its State plan under section 1932(b).
‘(3) MINIMUM CONTENTS- Each report under this section shall, at a minimum, include the following information:

‘(A)(i) The number of individuals served by the State under subpart II (by class of individuals).
‘(ii) The proportion of each class of such individuals which has health coverage.
‘(iii) The types of services (as defined by the Secretary) provided under subpart II to individuals within each such class.
‘(iv) The amounts spent under subpart II on each type of service (by class of individuals served).
‘(B) Information on the status of substance use disorders in the State, including information (by county and by racial and ethnic group) on each of the following:

‘(i) The proportion of adolescents using alcohol or other addictive drugs (including nicotine).
‘(ii) The proportion of adults (including pregnant women) using alcohol or other addictive drugs (including nicotine).
‘(iii) The proportion of adolescents using prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes.
‘(iv) The proportion of adults using prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes.
‘(v) The number of individuals (including pregnant women) admitted to substance use disorder treatment programs (including group home arrangements).
‘(vi) The number of deaths attributable to alcohol.
‘(vii) The number of deaths attributable to illicit drugs.
‘(viii) The number of deaths attributable to prescription drugs.
‘(C) Information on the number and type of health care practitioners licensed in the State and providing substance use disorder-related services.
‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS- The Secretary shall, upon request, provide a copy of any report under this section to any interested public agency.’.

SEC. 227. MENTAL HEALTH PARITY.

Subtitle D--Promoting Public Awareness of Mental Health Disorders and Reducing Stigma of Such Disorders

SEC. 231. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND REDUCING STIGMA OF SUCH DISORDERS.

Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 520E-2 (42 U.S.C. 290bb-40) the following:

‘SEC. 520E-3. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND REDUCING STIGMA OF SUCH DISORDERS.

‘(a) Program Authorized- The Secretary may, by awarding grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to eligible entities, provide for planning, establishing, coordinating, and evaluating a nationwide public education campaign that is designed--

‘(1) to promote public awareness and understanding of mental health disorders, including serious mental illness; and
‘(2) to reduce the stigma associated with mental health disorders.
‘(b) Eligible Entities- To be eligible to seek an award under this section, an entity shall be a public or nonprofit entity with demonstrated expertise in conducting a public health-related campaign.
‘(c) Activities- The public education campaign under this section shall include--

‘(1) national education and outreach through television advertisements, radio advertisements, Internet-based resources, social media, and print media; and
‘(2) community-based education and outreach.
‘(d) Preference- In making awards under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities that--

‘(1) have demonstrated expertise in conducting a public health-related campaign that is focused on mental health disorders; and
‘(2) are proposing public education campaigns that will--

‘(A) be carried out in partnership with local community partners; and
‘(B) emphasize education and outreach targeting children, adolescents, and young adults through 24 years of age.

‘(e) Consultation- In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with each of the following stakeholders:

‘(1) Mental health consumers, including youth, adults, and family members.
‘(2) Representatives of mental and behavioral health organizations.
‘(3) Representatives of medical, public health, and behavioral health professional organizations.
‘(4) Representatives of mental health providers, including community mental health centers.
‘(5) Representatives of private- and public-sector groups with experience in the development of effective public health education campaigns.
‘(6) Other stakeholders with relevant subject matter expertise as appropriate.
‘(f) Evaluation- As a condition on receipt of an award under this section, an eligible entity shall agree--

‘(1) to evaluate the effectiveness of activities funded through the award; and
‘(2) to report the results of such evaluation to the Secretary.
‘(g) Authorization of Appropriations- To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’.

TITLE III--UNDERSTANDING THE EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE

SEC. 301. REAFFIRMING CDC RESEARCH AUTHORITY.

‘(A) the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries, including with respect to gun violence; and
‘(B) rehabilitation from such injuries;’; and

‘(c) No Advocacy or Promotion of Gun Control- Nothing in this section shall be construed to--

‘(1) authorize the Secretary to give assistance, make grants, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts for the purpose of advocating or promoting gun control; or
‘(2) permit a recipient of any assistance, grant, cooperative agreement, or contract under this section to use such assistance, grant, agreement, or contract for the purpose of advocating or promoting gun control.’.

SEC. 302. NATIONAL VIOLENT DEATH REPORTING SYSTEM.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall improve, particularly through the inclusion of additional States, the National Violent Death Reporting System, as authorized by title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.). Participation in the system by the States shall be voluntary.

SEC. 303. PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP.

‘(6) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this subsection, none of the authorities provided to the Secretary under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an amendment made by that Act, or this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a physician or other health care provider from--

‘(A) asking a patient about the ownership, possession, use, or storage of a firearm or ammunition in the home of such patient;
‘(B) speaking to a patient about gun safety; or
‘(C) reporting to the authorities a patient’s threat of violence.’.

I saw this through "Freedom Outpost" but their site refuses to let me quote or copy...

Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) has proposed a federal gun bill in the United States House of Representatives that would ban the sale and possession of 80% Ar-15 receivers. However, the way the legislation reads, it actually bans much more than receivers. It appears to include virtually any part used to build a semi-automatic weapon. H.R. 2910 was introduced on August 1, 2013. The particular lower that is referenced is one that is not considered a firearm because it still requires some basic machine work before it is ready to be used in building a firearm. The benefit to purchasing an 80% lower versus a completed lower is that you can complete the work yourself. Once you have done that, there is no need for the gun to have a serial number or be registered as long as it remains in your possession for personal use. Read more: http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/08/new-bill-would-ban-ar-15-receivers-barrels-and-any-necessary-parts-to-assemble-a-semi-automatic-firearm/#ixzz2cBCX6wJv
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New Bill Would Ban AR-15 Receivers, Barrels, and any Read more: http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/08/new-bill-would-ban-ar-15-receivers-barrels-and-any-necessary-parts-to-assemble-a-semi-automatic-firearm/#ixzz2cBCJ4Pc8
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New Bill Would Ban AR-15 Receivers, Barrels, and any Necessary Parts to Assemble a Semi-automatic Firearm Read more: http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/08/new-bill-would-ban-ar-15-receivers-barrels-and-any-necessary-parts-to-assemble-a-semi-automatic-firearm/#ixzz2cBCGP7wT
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Day by Day Cartoon by Chris Muir

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Friday, August 30, 2013

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Saturday, August 24, 2013

A federal judge in Oklahoma, Chief District Judge Vicki Miles LaGrange, has struck down an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution forbidding the use of sharia law in Oklahoman legal proceedings.

To no one's surprise, she was appointed by Bill Clinton in 1994.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Monday, August 19, 2013

(Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a gun-control measure into law on Sunday that expands background checks to cover all firearms purchases in the state, closing what he said was a loophole that exempted gun sales between private parties.

The new law also requires all gun owners to report any lost or stolen firearms to local police within 72 hours.

"Guns are a plague on too many of our communities," Quinn, a Democrat, said in a statement. "Making sure guns do not fall into the wrong hands is critical to keeping the people of Illinois safe. This commonsense law will help our law enforcement crack down on crime and make our streets safer."

The expanded background checks go into effect on January 1, 2014.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Friday, August 16, 2013

August 1, 2013

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

TITLE I--BANNING ACCESS TO DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPONS

TITLE II--STRENGTHENING THE NATION’S MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE

Subtitle A--Advancing Research on Serious Mental Illness

Subtitle B--Improving the Mental Health Workforce

Subtitle C--Expanding Access to Mental Health Services

Subtitle D--Promoting Public Awareness of Mental Health Disorders and Reducing Stigma of Such Disorders

TITLE III--UNDERSTANDING THE EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE

TITLE I--BANNING ACCESS TO DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPONS

SEC. 101. DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPON BAN.

SEC. 102. PROHIBITION OF ADVERTISING DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPONS.

SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 104. CONSTRUCTION.

TITLE II--STRENGTHENING THE NATION’S MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE

Subtitle A--Advancing Research on Serious Mental Illness

SEC. 201. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAM ON SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.

Subtitle B--Improving the Mental Health Workforce

SEC. 211. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN REPAYMENT FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

SEC. 212. REAUTHORIZATION OF HRSA’S MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM.

SEC. 213. MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING FOR SCHOOL AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL.

SEC. 214. SAMHSA GRANT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULA FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION ON SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.

‘SEC. 520I-1. CURRICULA FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION ON SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.

SEC. 215. CLARIFICATION OF HIPAA TRAINING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.

Subtitle C--Expanding Access to Mental Health Services

SEC. 221. ADVANCING WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE IN EDUCATION (AWARE) INITIATIVE.

‘SEC. 581. CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, VIOLENCE, AND SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH.

‘PART G--SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH’.

SEC. 222. SAMHSA AND HRSA INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INTO PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS.

‘SEC. 520K-1. AWARDS FOR CO-LOCATING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS.

SEC. 223. CHILDREN’S RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA.

SEC. 224. INFORMATION ON GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.

SEC. 225. GAO STUDY ON AVAILABILITY OF INPATIENT BEDS.

SEC. 226. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BLOCK GRANTS REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

‘SEC. 1942. REQUIREMENT OF REPORTS AND AUDITS BY STATES.

SEC. 227. MENTAL HEALTH PARITY.

Subtitle D--Promoting Public Awareness of Mental Health Disorders and Reducing Stigma of Such Disorders

SEC. 231. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND REDUCING STIGMA OF SUCH DISORDERS.

‘SEC. 520E-3. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND REDUCING STIGMA OF SUCH DISORDERS.

TITLE III--UNDERSTANDING THE EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE

SEC. 301. REAFFIRMING CDC RESEARCH AUTHORITY.

SEC. 302. NATIONAL VIOLENT DEATH REPORTING SYSTEM.

SEC. 303. PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP.