NON-STOP: Send Hollywood a message: Don’t go see it.
by John Boch I really enjoy Liam Neeson. "Taken" was one movie of his that's among a handful that I keep around to watch from time to time - movies like Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I guarantee you "Non-Stop" won't be among that…
Armed American… teen shoots intruder – with lessons to be learned.
These two mutts broke into a house and attacked a teenager inside. KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WCNC) -- A Kannapolis teen is recovering after his second home invasion in two weeks – but this time he managed to shoot one of his attackers during the assault. “I pulled out a gun…
IL Dept. of Natural Resources releases it’s policies on CCW & hunting
IDNR released a Q&A on CCW & hunting in IL. (It's a .pdf.) Worth a read if you engage in hunting or outdoor activities on IDNR land. Apologies in advance about formatting issues. CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS RELATED TO HUNTING IN ILLINOIS The Illinois Department of Natural…
Natalie Foster on the mainstream media’s obsession with crazed killers
The political commentary segments from the NRA are masterfully done. This one from Natalie Foster is very good. One line early on that caught my ear: "I can name five mass murderers off the top of my head but I couldn't name five of their victims if I tried." "The…
Contrasting Venezuela, Iraq and Chicago homicides
Miguel at Gun Free Zone (put it on your regular reading list) has a great story today comparing the nations of Iraq (where residents have some semblance of a right to keep firearms in their homes) to Venezuela (a supposed democracy where residents have NO right to keep firearms). Interesting…
CSGV turns out 15 to lobby against NRA at a VISA office
The National Rifle Association has an affinity program with VISA, whereby its 5 million plus members earn sort of an equivalent of a "cash back" program for the NRA on purchases made with the cards. The NRA says over $20 million has been raised through the program over the…
Nancy Grace: Huckster for the lowest of the low-information types
Nancy Grace and CNN are meant for one another. She's a complete drama queen, completely willing to try to make a dry dog turd into a major news story to retain her handful of low-information viewers. Then again, what do you expect from CNN, a network who tries to peddle…
IL CCW Permits to hit the mail this weekend.
The Quad City Times reported it and one of our sources confirmed it: Look for the ISP to hold a news conference late Friday to announcing the mailing of CCW permits. Some may have them as soon as Monday. At this point, we're unsure how many folks they are…
An example of an unwarranted FOID revocation
by John Boch We posted a story about the extremely low rates of Firearm Owner Identification Card revocation earlier today. In short, Illinois gun owners have less than four-tenths of one percent rate of FOID revocation, and most of the reasons for revocation have nothing to do with a criminal…