We Defend Your Right to Defend Yourself
Real firearms training, not just an auditorium full of people listening to a lecture about gun safety and a little bit of legal considerations as part of a 4-hour Utah "class". This one involves shooting, gun handling and more shooting by good instructors. Here's the press release: TrainIllinois is now…
Yet another peer-reviewed study has been publish in the journal Applied Economics Letters. The research was conducted by economist Mark Gius. Here's the abstract: The purpose of the present study is to determine the effects of state-level assault weapons bans and concealed weapons laws on state-level murder rates. Using…
Here's one for the low-information politician files... Democrat Missouri Rep. Joshua Peters (pictured above) introduced a bill to ban a host of guns commonly used for self-defense, effectively pricing meaningful self-defense outside that of many of his minority constituents in the north end of St. Louis. This is the same…
Good news from Wisconsin! They have amended their reciprocity information page with the addition Illinois CCW licenses to those recognized in Wisconsin. Permit(s) Honored In Wisconsin: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North…
(Chicago Tribune) - A 53-year-old South Austin man with a valid concealed carry permit was able to shoot at two men who tried to accost him outside of his home early this morning. The incident happened about 2:40 a.m. on the 5400 block of West Van Buren Street, said…
[caption id="attachment_11864" align="alignnone" width="624"] Raisin Shaw, booking photo from 2011.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11865" align="alignnone" width="624"] Raisin Shaw, booking 2014.[/caption] We wrote about Chicago cops shooting 20-year-old Raason Shaw. We called him "Raisin" because that's how we think he probably pronounced it. Just as a guy we knew as "DEATHRAY"…
The Moms Demand Action (go to a singles bar, ladies) troupe are out with their latest attempt to create a meme in social media - as though social media participation equates to grassroots advocacy. The Moms girls have, of course, sold themselves to Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns as…
[caption id="attachment_11852" align="alignnone" width="594"] Otis McDonald in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building.[/caption] We have lost one of our generation's great civil right icons. It is with great sadness that we must report Otis McDonald has passed away. He died yesterday, succumbing to a battle with cancer. He was…
There are some profound words from Adam Baldwin of late, with a hat tip to The Truth About Guns. Actor Baldwin sent this around social media circles via Twitter, boomeranging Moms Demand Action's latest stunt. Here it is: A well-educated Electorate, being necessary to self-governance in a free State, the…
Bob Costas was the guest of late, late night TV on Seth Meyers' "Late Night" program. Of course, Mr. Costas, the mental giant who wears makeup to go on TV to talk about men playing sports most of the time, lamented the "gun culture" among athletes. He referenced (blamed?) that…