Bishop On Air

Gov. J.B. Pritzker was just on CNN talking about Illinois' gun ban he said is the ninth in the country and will survive a constitutional challenge. Bishop shares one part of that while replaying reaction to that very question from the Illinois State Rifle Association's Richard Pearson.

Bishop takes a few calls and shares a unique moment of reacting to a listener reaction hearing his birthday wish on the radio.

Bishop talks live with attorney Thomas DeVore about continuing his lawsuit despite the COVID-19 vaccine mandate being lifted for Illinois Department of Corrections employees

Bishop shares a conversation he had with Rhonda Ezell from Chicago Guns Matter about the the state's gun ban and registry enacted this week.

Bishop talks live with Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson about their push to get plaintiffs for lawsuits against the state's gun ban and registry.

Bishop reviews some of the top lines in an annual inspector general report of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services that shows a 40% increase in the number of youth fatalities on DCFS's radar.

Bishop shares a conversation with Kourtney Redmond, Illinois director of the National African American Gun Association, to get his reaction to the gun ban and registry Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted this week.

Bishop reviews the latest statements from Gov. J.B. Pritzker in response to a growing number of sheriffs saying they won't enforce his gun ban and registry.

Bishop reviews an element of Illinois' gun ban that allows Illinois State Police to add to the list every year. The law also spells out where grandfathered guns can be possessed which is primarily private property. Bishop also continues to take your calls.

Bishop takes your calls about sheriffs across the state saying they won't enforce Illinois' gun ban and registry law Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted this week.

Bishop reviews one element of several new details in a prosecution document against the alleged scheme involving former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Bishop shares some of the moments from the swearing in ceremonies of the new Illinois House and Senate.

Bishop talks with Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell about his and a growing number of sheriffs' positions that they won't enforce the gun ban and registry Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted this week.

Bishop revisits comments about how Illinois' new gun ban, absent a court order to block it, restricts gun stores from selling to regular Illinois citizens.

Bishop takes your calls about the gun ban and registry law Gov.  J.B. Pritzker signed Tuesday night.

Bishop shares a conversation with Dan Eldridge with Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois about the gun ban and registry that was signed last night.

Bishop delivers the Springfield City Council Roundup on WMAY where a lot of the focus was on trash talk.

Bishop talks with Guns Save Life Executive Director John Boch about the gun ban and registry Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Tuesday. Boch expects a lawsuit to be filed soon with injunctive relief granted by February.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the gun ban and registry bill Tuesday evening after some said they won't comply. Bishop gets to the latest.

Bishop shares a finding Substack writer Emma Woodhouse found of the governor telegraphing his ability to use executive orders during health emergencies back in 2019.   https://woodhouse.substack.com/p/did-pritzker-portend-his-pandemic

Bishop takes your calls about whether the Illinois House should pass a ban on certain types of guns and magazines.

Bishop airs more of the debate from Monday on the Illinois Senate floor between state Senate President Don Harmon and state Sen. Neil Anderson about the Second Amendment and "weapons of war."

Bishop gets your reaction to state lawmakers and statewide constitutional officers set to get pay raises after the governor signed the bill just before inauguration.

Bishop reviews other legislation that is advancing at the Illinois statehouse

Bishop provides some of the back and forth in the debate about a proposed gun ban in Illinois.