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The Sun-Times' Mary Mitchell actually blamed "thugs-in-training" with nothing to lose for closing the United Center in recent days. The famous home of the Chicago Bulls hosted young people from across Chicago for the West Haven Safe Summer Basketball League championship games. However, huge fights broke out and organizers decided to close…
A law-abiding homeowner in Chicago found himself face-to-face with a trio of brazen home invaders Sunday afternoon. The ne'er-do-wells came in through a basement window. Hearing the intruders, the homeowner grabbed his legally owned gun in self-defense. Moments later, a confrontation occurred and gunfire erupted. After the shooting died down,…
(Guns Save Life) - On Friday, August 11th, Governor Bruce Rauner signed SB-0607 into law to legalize automatic knives in Illinois. The knives are now legal for any Illinois resident with a valid Firearm Owners Identification Card. The new measure provides a welcome relief to the antiquated provisions…
The Truth About Guns just released a video showing three of their team drop-testing a Sig P320. When held from the front forward corner of the trigger guard, the gun discharged two out of three times when dropped from about chest-high. If you have a Sig P320, I strongly recommend…
Chicago has a problem in its catch and release criminal justice system. Of course, the do-gooders by the lake don't see that. Instead, they reach for the well-worn playbook and call for more gun control instead of criminal control. That's right: Chicago's failing Sun-Times newspaper ran an editorial in Friday's…
Mexico has some beautiful beaches. The beach patrol there - especially on tourist beaches - doesn't wear red swimsuits and floppy hats. Nah, the beach patrol in Mexico now sports body armor and military rifles, to guard against drug cartel violence. One Mexican real estate developer - Carlos Mimenza -…
A reasonable and prudent person follows a police officer's orders. Angry people sometimes show reluctance to follow lawful commands, as do the mentally ill. But add the effects of PCP to an angry nut job and things can go sideways quickly for cops and suspect alike. That's exactly what happened…
Just five years ago, less than a third of African-American families viewed gun ownership as a positive. The Pew Research Center reports that now nearly 60 percent of black families view gun ownership not only as a net positive, but as "necessary." What's more, African-American women lead the way as…
Gun control is racist, classist and sexist. Not surprisingly, the comments under a recent New York Times opinion piece written by Antonia Okafor, a University of Texas-Dallas student, prove the point better than any gun rights supporter ever could. The Times published the op-ed, "Why I Bring My Gun to…
Las Vegas police released video of two of their officers engaged in their 13th gun battle of the year on July 24th. In the dramatic video, the officers trade shots with William Alfredo Chafoya, 37. In addition to hitting Chafoya, his female companion also caught a round in the wrist…