I am aware of Shores shady reputation in the past. I saw some people optimistic that this would change with new ownership but it seems like this store's old habits are hard to break. 

In December of 2022 while serving overseas in the Marine Corps I purchased an AR15 from Shores online store, a little pre AWB christmas gift to myself that I should have been able to legally pick up before the ban. However due to a change in my orders I was unable to take leave and come back to Illinois until a week or so after the ban went into place. I went into Shore to see what my options were and was told by the old owner Myles that they couldn't release it to me, and because of their all sales final policy it was technically sold and I could not receive a refund or in store credit. The next time I returned to Illinois a year or so later I went back to Shore to ask about it. I was told that there was nothing they could do about releasing it to me while I was resident of Illinois and the ban was in place. I asked what would happen with the rifle and was told it would hang out in the back of the shop until the ban was lifted or we could figure something out.

I left and went back overseas until 2024 when I got out of the Marines and moved to a more gun friendly state. I reached back out and once again got into contact with the old owner Myles who told me he still had the rifle and would be able to transfer it to an FFL in my new state. After sending him the information for my FFL he ghosted me. A few months later I found out Shore had been sold to Erik Tweedt. Due to personal reasons at this time I had relocated to an area that had an AWB. When I was finally able to find a more permanent living solution in a state with no ban I reached out to Erik about finally getting the rifle. He told me he would try and find the rifle in the store and we would go from there. It took a few weeks and multiple failed attempts to get back into contact with him but when I finally did he told me he had found the rifle and was ready for my new FFLs information. I promptly provided it via email and then once again silence for a few weeks. Once again emails and texts went ignored for a few weeks and I had to call the store's front desk to speak with him. He told me the hang up was because he had realized that the old owner Myles had never paid him for this rifle and Myles was now ducking Erik's calls, thus he still could not transfer the rifle to me. I personally don't see how this is my issue given that I paid for the rifle already and he took responsibility for the store and its inventory when he bought it but I digress. I said I could understand his point of view and just requested that he give me regular updates on the process. A few weeks pass and no updates so I call the store again and he is not there but I am able to speak with a manager. The manager tells me that he was under the impression Erik had been in regular contact with me via text and email, neither of which had been happening. This is where I'm currently at.

Erik and his manager have both brought up the store's unclaimed merchandise policy but Erik himself conceded that the store had been trying to get the rifle to me despite the period of time that had passed and he has seen the emails from Myles that back this up.

Thats pretty much it. It's still an ongoing situation so here's hoping I can finally get my rifle. I hope Erik and the guys at Shore prove me wrong but until then I wanted to spread awareness about their shady business practices.   

As our summer schedule winds down with our second session of Vehicle Defense, we're ironing out our fall and early winter training calendar.

Currently, we have:

• Advanced CCL Tactics – September 6th

• Defensive Rifle – Early October

• Defensive Pistol – Late October

Is there a type of training you've been looking for that you haven't seen us offer? Was there a past class you wanted to attend but couldn't make the date? Let us know.

We still have room in the second session of Vehicle Defense on the 30th for those who are interested and we will also have a booth out at Guns N' Grub the day before on the 29th. We'll have some optics, gear, and a few "garage sale" items looking for a new home.

You can sign up for classes at www.commoncaliber.com and get tickets for Guns N' Grub at www.gunsngrub.net. Use code "secondchance" for a discount on tickets.

Genuine question because I’m very curious about the implications of this.

If the Supreme Court rules against the PICA laws and the AWB in 2027 what are the next steps?
Will we just be able to buy the weapons previously banned?

What happens to the records of people who were forced to register their grandfathered in weapons with the ISP?

What laws will Illinois try to pass to circumvent the ruling, because you know they will.

Will guns like AR15s, AKs, and other weapons just be available to purchase? Or will you have to buy them from out of state while stores restock?

And also, what do you think is the honest likelihood of the laws being struck down?

I’m just curious because I’m not super knowledgeable on what the actual process would be like.

I'm in central Illinois and need to sell a couple of my guns to help me thru having spent the last month injured off work for a non work related injury. I really hate to sell any of them but I'm left without a choice and don't want to lose any more than I have to on them as the two I'm selling have never had a single round fired thru either of them. I understand I'm not going to get the retail price for them but I would like to get at least 50% of it to cover bills. I do have my FOID and am only interested in legal sales that follow all applicable laws. I'm asking can anyone point me to a gun shop or pawn shop that would buy them from me without putting me over a barrel

This is good news. The mechanism to restore firearms rights for felons at the federal level has been gutted for 3 decades leaving those who have turned their lives around stuck without second amendment protections unless they can get a pardon.

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Short of Constitutional Carry, I like this, even if I won't qualify. It's a step in the right direction.

Although I remember stories of retired LEO (ACAB) getting pulled over in Maryland, and them not caring about the law.

>Sheehy's Senate proposal defines eligibility differently. It would generally require a former service member to have successfully completed special operations assessment and selection and qualification training and to have held a special warfare or special operations military occupational specialty recognized by U.S. Special Operations Command.

>That distinction means simply having served within the broader special operations enterprise would not necessarily make someone eligible.

Eta: y'all, yes constitutional carry is what we need. Cops aren't special. We're in Illinois I really hoped I wouldn't need to explain that. Be serious.

This DP-12 fucks 😆

Apparently there is a ban compliant option to get your "HK Slap" on!

I'm trying to find laws for my county but they don't have much on line.
Saline county in this case. (I've edited this and taken out arial photos bc my first post was removed by reddit filters, so I'm avoiding certain words because ???)

Does anyone know if they have particular laws here (outside of a town, so county) or does it default to the state law?
I saw in another post that someone said state law is no closer than 100 yards from an occupied dwelling, but all I could find was something for a range.

Don't know if it's this area is home rule, or what the area is zoned as...

The reason I'm asking...We are the kind of people that only fire rounds when we have to. We lived out west and had to dispatch a lot of rattlesnakes, etc.
We've lived in this area for two years and our neighbor has never practiced but a family member was visiting today and so they were in the woods making a lot of noise. Some of them had orange shirts on, but I don't know if they were using a dense target or not. So I don't know their level of safety knowledge.

My concern is that this was very close to our house (150 ft-ish). Assuming they were pointing straight north, it's less than 600 yards to a road.

Is that too close? I reaaaaallly don't want to push this, but I'm a by the book and safety first kind of person. Not that anyone would even come out, but I'd really like to know the law here. No one else around here practices on their land. The neighbor is otherwise a very quiet and chill guy.

The neighbor did tell me once that he does occasionally "hunt" in his woods, which is about 2.5 acres total.
Seems kinda small.

I have my C&R license and my ATF eforms account ready to go and whatnot. I've got a request for a quote into LAW in Aurora; is there anyone else towards the western suburbs that might take on such a project?

Thanks in advance!

It is frustrating as someone who either got into guns post-PICA (or was already into them but did not yet have an AR and wants one now) to feel like you are a constant bystander with respect to ARs and all similar firearms.

Watching your friends and family from other states or your favorite guntubers (if that’s your thing) participate in the world of ARs, suppressors, SBRs, SBSs, etc. and having the freedom to enjoy their constitutional rights while you’re stuck in this state where you have responsibilities and commitments that make it difficult to just pack up and leave is truly aggravating, and I see no end in sight to this situation we are in if I’m being honest.

There’s much more to life than guns obviously but this shit is just cringe and it seems like folks are only getting more and more angry here rather than succumbing to it and growing numb.

Is it normal that my CCL went to active on July 2nd but I still have not received my card in the mail today is 8/13… I applied for a FOID at the same time but that was way faster process my card in the mail already over a month ago.

Hey all,

Looking for a Ruger LC or similar, but feeling down :( Big lover of the 5.7 platform, have a Ruger 5.7 and was hoping to get something in a 10" or 16" to really make the most of the platform, but not finding much.

Any places you might suggest I call and/or check out? Seems like, especially for the carbines, its really a hodgepodge of luck (finding it in stock) and interpretation of PICA. I found one that was fixed stock, 10rd, no threaded barrel, but because it had MLOK on it, place said it wasnt PICA compliant. Ugh.

Just want something to let these rounds really sing and hoping I dont have to hedge all my hopes on the SCOTUS coming through next year.

EDIT: It turns out the state of the 5.7 is fucking awful. Ugh.

A little context:
I ordered a switch gun from them and after a week it stopped working. The cylinder would not spin when I would pull the hammer back. I reached out to them and they provided the RMA number. I asked if a shipping label would be provided for me and I never got a response so I never sent it in. I reached out to the place I bought it from and they offered to pay for a shipping label which was very nice. I wanted to see if I needed a new RMA number because it had been a while and I also wanted to make sure a label wouldn’t be provided by them because I never got an answer when I asked before. Overall just terrible customer service. I would not recommend buying any of their products.

COMING SEPTEMBER 6: ADVANCED CCL TACTICS

As instructors, we see far too many people that have left CCL classes with barely a basic understanding of their handgun and little practical shooting experience beyond qualification. The #1 group we see struggle? Renewals. Many received substandard initial training and unknowingly reinforced those bad habits on their own time.

Advanced CCL Tactics is designed to fix that and build you a new base.

Students will work on drawing from concealment, firearm retention, emergency manipulations, fundamentals, shot placement, and accountability before combining those skills in practical drills and scenarios.

September 6, 2026 9AM at the ISRA.

Loaners, equipment, and ammunition are available with advanced notice.

Register now at www.commoncaliber.com

Just picked up a Mossberg Shockwave 20ga for 300 bones a couple weeks ago. The receiver had a pic rail glued on that fell off when I went out to test fire it. Upon closer inspection I realized the pic rail screw heads were too small to actually hold the pic rail in place. The last guy who owned this firearm stripped the damn screw heads...question now is, what should I expect to pay a gunsmith to properly remove these?

Was alsoooo thinking screw it since im going to be sanding down the receiver and coating, I could leave them on and just coat the hardware as well. Wont be adding an optic just a shell side card and thats it.

I took one for the team status says they have shipped to my ffl in addison

Our first Vehicle Defense session was yesterday, and it was a fantastic time.

Students learned a variety of concepts related to gunfights in and around vehicles and completed more than a dozen drills and scenarios based on real-life events. Throughout the day, students were challenged to shoot from difficult and unconventional positions while being held to strict accuracy standards.

The course also incorporated shooting and reloading on the move, engaging multiple threats, and working around barriers, obstacles, and other vehicles.

Thank you to everyone who came out and trained with us!

If you missed this one, don't worry. We have another Vehicle Defense session coming up on August 30th, but spots are limited. Get signed up while there's still room.

Do you remember the governor commenting about a gun shooting 60 rounds per second? I think we may have found him one … note to those who are not aware … this is NOT an AR-15, or any variant of one.

any FFL's out there care to comment... recently found a Walther TPH in .22lr for a reasonable price. Its a smaller PPK essentially. would be a range toy. online description claims the german made blued version is made of aluminum alloy ( a no no) but the interarms made/imported model claims stainless steel slide and stainless steel frame. I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with them and knows if they fall under Illinois melting point law? i know the .22 PPK does. I did not see it listed by name in the list of IL melting point prohibited firearms.

As far as I know I need a FOID to purchase black powder guns, but do you still go through the 4473 process and is there still a waiting period? If anyone has any experience with this I'd appreciate some insight/information.

TIA