It’s getting harder and harder to take anti-gun politicians seriously. That’s not to say the threat these gun controllers pose isn’t dire. Their goal, as ever, is civilian disarmament. It’s that their rhetoric, actions and preferred policies are increasingly divorced from reality.

Consider Illinois. In January 2023, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) enacted a sweeping ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and standard-capacity magazines. Upon signing, Pritzker crowed, “My colleagues in the State Capitol have been battling the powerful forces of the NRA to enshrine the strongest and most effective gun violence legislation that we possibly can.

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