We Defend Your Right to Defend Yourself
There is an "Attention ISP Officers and Staff" letter making the rounds. Postmarked in Champaign and mailed in January, but with a Chicago return address, the letter begins with "This is not a threat." But you can guess where it goes from there. Reportedly the FBI is investigating this just…
Austin Lyle, the 17-year-old who shot two school administrators at a Denver High School Wednesday was found dead Thursday in a nearby county. He successfully shot himself dead. The incident has sparked a lot of folks to ask why in the world was this misfit allowed to attend school? He…
A bouncer outside a "gentleman's club" in Tampa intercepted a big guy wearing a devil mask with a gun in one hand and a flashlight in the other. Once the bouncer and a couple of others disarmed the man, they noticed he had "kill" and "darkk one" scrawled on his…
If you're going to carjack a car, you better do it in Cook County if you want a hug from grandma to get out of jail. If you do it in Will County... or if you drive your stolen ride to Will County, you "won't be out by Sunday" as…
So you have a braced “pistol.” Welcome to the club. You have a host of options to remain legal. At the same time, you will need to act before the end of May, so you have plenty of time to weigh your options and to watch the court proceedings. There's…
KWAME LOSES #1: Effingham County Yesterday, a judge in Effingham County heard arguments back and forth on whether or not to stay Tom DeVore's Effingham County cases. The judge ruled against the defendants - the State of Illinois - and said the case will move forward. Oral arguments on objections…
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul firmly believes that the Macon County final judgement ruling the new Illinois Firearm Ban Act facially unconstitutional means little to nothing. At an event in Chicago this past weekend, he was asked about it. His response, after a giggle? "It's the law." We'll leave…
In a classic illustration of fear porn, the Royal Australian Air Force shut down airspace over an air force base to test fire a "high-powered" single-shot .50 caliber rifle. That's right: a single-shot rifle. When it comes to firearms, it's all about sensationalism in service to civilian disarmament to help…
Kwame wants the Illinois General Assembly to pass a new law to allow him to file nuisance lawsuits against the firearms industry. What for? For things like, "sales and marketing practices that are dangerous and harmful to the public." Oh, that's not open-ended and completely subjective. Or how about this?…
A dad in Florida didn't react well when his underage daughter came into his bedroom and told dear old dad that their drunk housemate had slipped into bed with her - sans his clothes. A very angry father got up and confronted the housemate and one thing led to another…
