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Illinois added retired deputies and corrections officers (both county and state) to the list of retired law enforcement officers entitled to the Illinois Retired Officer Carry program.  IROC allows retired cops to carry pretty much everywhere, which is better than a normal concealed carry license.  The downside:  they have to…

Bob Morgan is likely a gun owner.  That is the takeaway from the town hall meeting in Highland Park that Morgan appeared at Monday.  At the same time, Bob Morgan is all about making it difficult for everyone else to buy and keep the most effective guns for self-defense.  Nice…

Yesterday, we wrote about an incident on I-55 between Bloomington and Chicago where a young woman was pulled over for a traffic violation.  As a CCW holder, she did everything she could to make the event as safe and non-threatening as possible for the Illinois State Trooper.  Late yesterday, I…

I remember years ago that Glenn Reynolds at the massive "Instapundit" posted a link to the story of Guns Save Life turning in dozens of guns at a Chicago gun buyback to send kids to an NRA Youth Shooting Camp.  That felt pretty good, especially considering the massive reach of…

The helpful people at Biden's National Park Service shared some helpful advice for those in bear country.  Especially those in bear country within our National Parks.  In short, don't push your slower friend down. "Even if you feel the friendship has run its course." Does that include marriages too? [caption…

"This time we're gonna do something about it," Gavin Newsom says.  And just like lunatic trying the same failed response expecting a different result, Gavin Newsom just makes things worse.  Here's the thing:  The only thing that stops bad guys with evil in their hearts is a good guy (or…

While most cops are good guys who put their pants on one leg at a time like the rest of us, there's always some (maybe 3%?) who demand that extra measure of "respect my authoritay!"  An ISU coed on her way to Chicago found one of those this past weekend.…

Rena Rojas joined us Monday evening in Springfield at the SCHEELS store.  That's her speaking above, telling her story.  This is just a teaser as there are some other things happening today. But last night proved another really good meeting.  We had Rena say a few words after Mr. Boch…

There's a lot of coverage in the last couple of days about Governor Pritzker and his big donations to Democrats running for the Illinois Supreme Court. Moms at Arms broke this wide open with their research; Conflict of interest with IL Supreme Court and gun ban ruling appeal (Caulkins case)?…

Gentlemen:  Yes, Virginia is for lovers.  But even if you live in Virginia, you should lock your doors even while at home to keep one or more naked women from walking in your back door.  Why?  Because said naked woman might not have gotten the memo that Virginia is for…