The ruling board of the most populous county of Illinois appears poised to approve a measure that would add a tax to each round of ammunition sold by retailers within its boundaries.
The World Shooting and Recreational Complex, located in Sparta, IL, and home to numerous national and regional shooting sports events, has been ordered closed to the public as of Oct. 1, the most recent victim of a partisan budget standoff in the state capital.
Somewhat lost in the clamor of U.S. presidential and important congressional contests decided at the polls on Nov. 6 was the quiet-but-convincing message sent to Illinois lawmakers from voters in 10 percent of the state's counties in support of concealed carry of firearms.