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Thousands of Prairie State gun owners braved very cold temperatures and wind-chills in Springfield to march seven blocks to the Illinois State Capitol building to promote gun rights and self-defense on Wednesday, March 5th. It was the eighth annual IGOLD event, sponsored by the Illinois State Rifle Association, in conjunction…
Weerd at Weer'd World would like to have a national discussion, but not necessarily completely about guns. Instead, he's asking for a discussion regarding the disproportionate - massively disproportionate - representation of blacks in crime stats. There seems to be a cultural problem among black families in America. Perhaps there's…
You can deny reality, but that doesn't make it true any more than it does for a whining three-year-old's temper tantrum. Glenn Reynolds nails it in his USA Today column. "Americans Embrace Guns." This past weekend, the Tennessee Law Review held a symposium on "New Frontiers in the Second Amendment."…
Facebook offers a chance for people to self-identify as idiots and bigots. Witness these comments on the Chicago Tribune's Facebook page regarding their story about Illinois mailing the first batch of carry licenses. Dan Hensley Everyone PLEASE watch what you do around others in public! The slightest thing that could…
Look for Obama to attack gun rights in America soon to distract from his abysmal weakness in dealing with Putin and the Russians over the Ukrainian situation.
First, a shout out to Scott Bowyer for letting me know Channel 15 was looking for a license holder for the story. Channel 15, WICD Champaign, was looking for a CCW licensee today to do a story on "what's changed" since the license arrived. Heather Good from the station met…
[caption id="attachment_11388" align="alignnone" width="600"] Moms Demand Action never looked this good, even from the get go. Today, they are more like "Moms With Leprosy Demand Action".[/caption] Moms Demand Action's star is fading fast. The wholly Bloomberg-owned subsidiary of Michael Bloomberg and his Mayors Against Gun Ownership (or something like…
The Chicago Tribune has the story of a business owner and pillar of the community shot to death in Chicago. Chicago isn't safe, folks. Burn that into your minds. Chicago isn't safe. Chicago (Tribune) - The 66-year-old proprietor of a Gold Coast framing company was gunned down over the…
Found this in the spam filter. We're flattered they mentioned us, but clearly, money isn't buying reading comprehension among the employees working at CSGV. Here's the original text in the article cited: How long will it be before there is bloodshed over this law? We’re not sure, but we’re confident…
Don't by shy. IGOLD - the Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day - is a fantastic, fun experience that makes quite an impression on legislators and political observers both in Illinois and beyond. Go. Really. Go. You'll be among thousands of your closest friends. And, from Valinda Rowe at Illinois…