Bishop On Air
By Greg Bishop
Bishop On Air 04/23/24
From Tuesday's show:
SCOTUS accepts 'ghost gun' case;
Pritzker discusses 'hysteria' around state's migrant sanctuary status;
Illinois House passes 324 bills in one week
Bishop On Air 04/22/24
From Monday's show:
U.S. Lawshield discusses status of Illinois gun laws;
Another Chicago police officer killed as some fight back against crime
Bishop On Air 04/19/24
From Friday's show:
Hundreds of gun owners march to Illinois State Capitol
Bishop On Air 04/18/2024
Short show as Bishop reviews some statehouse activity and previews Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day
Bishop On Air 04/17/24
From Wednesday's show:
Firearms experts discuss background checks, education and gun control measures;
Disruptive protests, cold homicide cases, squatting among issues discussed at IL Statehouse
Bishop On Air 04/16/24
From Tuesday's show:
IL State Rifle Association prepares for Gun Owner Lobby Day Thursday;
Illinois responds to gun ban challenge in SCOTUS filing;
Pritzker wants $40 million from taxpayers to liquidate certain medical debt
Bishop On Air 04/15/24
From Monday's show:
Illinois' gun ban could go to trial July 8, attorney says;
Another fatal Chicago weekend as city prepares more migrant spending
Bishop On Air 04/12/24
From Friday's show:
Expert reports in challenge to IL’s gun ban due by May 10
Bishop On Air 04/11/24
From Thursday's show:
Scheduling hearing today in challenge to Illinois’ gun ban;
As IL reviews more tax credits, MO eyes ending theirs and slashing corporate rate
Bishop On Air 04/10/24
From Wednesday's show:
Biden administration appeals non-citizen with gun ruling;
Pritzker’s grocery tax elimination plan ‘zero benefit’ to taxpayers, senator says
Bishop On Air 04/09/24
From Tuesday's show:
As Washington state grapples with magazine ban, Tennessee aims at early gun education;
Despite high property taxes, Illinois House eyes more increases
Bishop On Air 04/08/24
From Monday's show:
IL's $3.5 million 'safe gun storage' campaign not yet started;
Bills to increase penalties for threats against libraries advances;
Chicago reporter on Dolton controversy, crime and immigration spending
Bishop On Air 04/04/24
From Thursday's show:
Bishop discusses the taxpayer's cost to operating the FOID card system and recent history concerning clear and present danger reports.
Bishop On Air 04/03/24
From Wednesday's show:
Bishop discusses what could happen with the Illinois House coming back and discusses an effort to promote the state's firearm restraining order laws.
Bishop On Air 04/02/24
From Tuesday's show:
Illinoisans underwent the most firearm background checks in the country;
Pritzker says politics makes prisoner review board appointments difficult;
Cook County State’s Attorney's race takes shape amid continued crime
Bishop On Air 04/01/24
From Monday's show:
Expert witnesses revealed in challenge to IL's gun ban;
IL's Ranked choice voting task force to prepare final report
Bishop On Air 03/28/24
From Thursday's show:
Stabbing suspect to appear in court;
29 states join IL Sheriffs in call for SCOTUS to take up challenge to state’s gun ban;
Discord calls about proposals for guaranteed income in Illinois
Bishop On Air 03/27/24
On Wednesday's show:
Today in Gun Control;
Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day is April 18 in Springfield and more with Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson
Bishop On Air 03/26/24
From Tuesday's show:
Chicago’s Glock case used as ammo to shoot down Illinois’ industry liability law;
Shakeup at Illinois Prisoner Review Board
Bishop On Air 03/25/24
From Monday's show:
Legislators say ruling should void FOID, aims to restore citizenship requirement for IL police;
Cook County continues counting votes
Bishop On Air 03/21/24
From Thursday's show: Bishop talks about happenings at the Illinois Statehouse and recent public comments from Chicago residents about the migrant issue.
Bishop On Air 03/20/24
From Wednesday's show:
Primary election outcomes in flux;
Chicago sues Glock using state law that is challenged in state and federal court
Bishop On Air 03/19/24
From Tuesday's show:
State motions for IL Supreme Court to hear venue limit lawsuit;
Discord calls on primary election day in Illinois
Bishop On Air 03/18/24
From Monday's show:
Trump's controversial comments;
Washington Gun Law’s Kirk on the Second Amendment landscape and Illinois;
More unlicensed migrant drivers in Chicago, crime and campaign finance
Bishop On Air 03/14/24
From Thursday's show:
Pritzker responds to court venue limit law being deemed unconstitutional
Bishop On Air 03/13/24
From Wednesday's show:
Illinois legislators don't act on gun ban rules, hear about migrant health care costs
Bishop On Air 03/12/24
From Tuesday's show:
Judge declares Illinois’ venue limit law unconstitutional
Bishop On Air 03/11/24
From Monday's show:
IL federal judge rules non-citizen firearm prohibition unconstitutional;
Legislators want mandatory firearms training for Illinois gun owners;
Elections officials raise concerns about cost, confidence in ranked choice voting;
Crime, migrant health conditions, financial transparency among Chicago reporter’s concerns
Should Biden debate Trump?
From Friday's show:
Bishop shares Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s response to the question of whether President Joe Biden should debate former President Donald Trump and takes calls live from the Discord server.
Illinois Republicans push for migrant spending transparency
From Friday's show:
Bishop discusses the continued push from Illinois Republicans to have more transparency on taxpayer dollars being spent on the migrant crisis.
Biden pushes for gun ban, troops overseas, more migrant spending
From Friday's show:
Bishop reviews some of the agenda items President Joe Biden shared during his State of the Union address Thursday evening.
Legislators debate making big tech pay for digital news content shared on platforms
From Thursday's show:
In an Illinois Statehouse Roundup, Bishop reviews some of the various stories that came out of Springfield ranging from legislators looking at making social media companies pay digital news outlets for their content being shared on big tech platforms, to a former state senator being sentenced for tax evasion.
Illinois forecasting commission estimates economic impact from state’s gun ban
From Thursday's show:
Bishop reviews a recent Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability memo looking into the economic impacts of the state’s gun and magazine ban and gets reaction from state Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer.
Bishop On Air 03/06/24
From Wednesday's show:
Illinois State Police respond to legislatures’ objection to gun ban rules;
Pritzker says grocery tax elimination is GOP’s idea
Bishop On Air 03/05/24
From today's show:
Slew of gun bills could be heard in Illinois House committee today;
Trump remaining on Illinois’ ballot will help Democrats, Pritzker says
Bishop On Air 03/04/24
From Monday's show:
Federal judge upholds Cook County's gun ban as Southern District case continues;
Another violent weekend as migrant concerns persist
Bishop On Air 03/01/24
From Friday's show:
Plaintiff lays out next steps in federal challenge to Illinois’ gun ban;
As POTUS candidates talk border security, Pritzker discusses helping ‘asylum seekers;’
Friday Discord calls on gun ban challenges, border crisis and more
Bishop On Air - 02/29/24
From Thursday's show:
SCOTUS tackles bump stock ban during oral arguments;
Judge rules Trump off Illinois' ballot but holds order pending appeal
Bishop On Air 02/28/24
From Wednesday's show:
Big day in the courts with cases challenging bump stocks, Illinois’ gun ban;
Pritzker not in favor of deferring IL’s emission standards to CA’s
Pritzker says if local governments want grocery tax he aims to end, they can pass their own
Bishop reviews the back and forth between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and critics of his proposed spending plan, including getting rid of the 1% grocery tax that municipalities say lays the burden on local taxpayers.
Today in Gun Control - Feb. 27, 2024
Bishop reviews various headlines from across the country in regards to legislative action, lawsuits and more
Chicago reporter on violent crime, migrant concerns, Bring Chicago Home proposal
Bishop talks with Chicago reporter William Kelly about the latest headlines from Chicago and beyond.
State argues Illinois’ banned gun and attachment registry doesn’t violate 5th Amendment protections
Bishop reads the latest filing from the state of Illinois in response to arguments the state’s gun ban registry violates rights against self-incrimination.
Read the filing here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_xORmgs5uL5h2luGI1jYmw5xlzAEQcMn/view?usp=sharing
Federal judge gives roadmap for Second Amendment challenge to Illinois' gun and magazine ban
Bishop reads Friday’s order from federal Judge Stephen McGlynn in the case challenging Illinois’ gun and magazine ban where the judge spells out the questions the litigants must address.
Read McGlynn's order: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tux7uYRGfZ1NtWoOZWkHwbpNm-Gl5ZT2/view?usp=sharing
Bishop On Air 02/23/24
From Friday's show:
Today in Gun Control;
Friday Discord calls with Bishop On Air
Bishop On Air 02/22/24
From Thursday's show:
Public polling on gun rights differs from recent state court ruling;
Pritzker requests largest spending plan in state history with nearly $1 billion in tax increases;
Migrant spending gets more pushback from Black Chicagoans
Bishop On Air 02/21/24
From Wednesday's show:
Illinois taxpayers to find out how Pritzker plans to spend their money today;
Today in Gun Control;
Illinois appeals court revives challenge to Cook County’s gun and ammo tax
Chicago reporter on migrant crisis, crime and ShotSpotter contract
Bishop talks with Chicago reporter William Kelly about the conflict between the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor around management of the migrant crisis and also crime and the ShotSpotter contract.
Illinois legislature could hear measure enhancing penalties for unfinished firearms lower receivers
Bishop reviews some of the headlines from across the country in the space of firearms regulations and takes a look at some of the measure that could come up for consideration in the Illinois House as the state legislature returns Tuesday.
Friday Discord calls with Bishop On Air
Bishop opens up the Discord server for callers to sound off on whatever is on their minds.