We Defend Your Right to Defend Yourself
by John BochIn a recent meeting with some Illinois federally licensed gun dealers (now state-licensed as well), the Illinois State Police announced they would begin enforcing the “Section 24-4. Register of sales by dealer” under the Illinois Deadly Weapons statute. This section of the 720 ILCS 5/24-4 requires gun dealers…
In recent weeks the Illinois State Rifle Association announced a lawsuit challenging the new Illinois Gun Dealer Licensing Act. The new law, passed last legislative session but signed by incoming Governor J.B. Pritzker through highly dubious parliamentary maneuvering was ripe for a challenge. ISRA filed the suit as an organizational…
Iowahawk blogger David Burge once famously tweeted that "Journalism is about covering important stories. With a pillow, until they stop moving." At least where the stories don't support the mainstream media's narrative or Democrats and their policies. Such is the case with Antifa's first mass murderer, Dayton shooter Connor Betts.…
When it comes to guns, Chuck Schumer, like most of his fellow Democrats in Washington, hasn't met a gun he doesn't want to ban. Now, as a further part of the anti-gun left's knee-jerk reaction to recent high-profile murder sprees, he wants to ban body armor, too. To quote Kurt…
While anti-gun hysteria continues after the El Paso and Dayton shootings, Chicago's traditionally bloody summer continues apace. Despite strict Illinois gun control laws, Murder City USA racked up another five dead and 46 maimed in mostly gang-related violence this past weekend. That includes a six-victim "mass shooting" on early Sunday…
Thanks to the wonders of social media, the intellectual giants of Hollywood are able to grace us with their brilliant commentary on politics, current events and life in general. One of the most frequent topics of their missives -- particularly after a high profile incident like Gilroy -- is guns…
In the aftermath of two horrific shootings over one weekend, Vox is quite comfortable calling for what the anti-gun left has wanted in this country since the lat 1960's -- full-on gun confiscation. But let's be clear about precisely what kind of decision is letting events like this recur, most recently in Dayton and El…
Last year, because of the demands of a few radical activists, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's elected officials made the decision to eliminate their local police department. Now, months later, those radical activists are gone along with police. And the locals are complaining about rising crime and a lack of police presence.…
On June 14th, a Greenville County Sheriff's Deputy shot a “fiercely-patriotic” gun-owning homeowner in Simpsonville, South Carolina. For weeks, the department contended that the homeowner had jerked open his front door and pointed a handgun at the responding officer. But bodycam video that was just released shows a very different…
Watching young people gain self-empowerment and confidence shooting handguns makes me happy. That serves as the payoff for me and my fellow GSL Defense Training instructors at America’s longest-running NRA Youth Shooting Camp in Bloomington, Ilinois. Darnall’s GunWorks and Ranges hosts the kids each year for a four-day, three-night gun…