Kirk is my POS Rep. I got to call him on his NRA F rating at a telephone town hall meeting last year. It felt good, but it would feel even better to get him out of office. He's also a big wheel, naturally, in the state Republican party.
From an activism standpoint, I believe it's time for gun owners in his district to get him out, regardless of party affiliation. For the 2nd the Democrat won’t be any worse, and on the other issues they are practically the same as well. The party in this state needs to be taught a lesson.
To be honest though, it's hard to get too worried about federal legislation living in Illinois, since the state legislation is such a dire and constant struggle. Almost a sigh of relief when you see its a federal bill given the odds of it going anywhere.