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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…
You thought coyote drives and predator hunts were fun? How about hunts to counter dangerous, aggressive Canadian feral pigs supposedly invading America from the north? They've got a ways to go before these supposedly "highly intelligent" super-pigs make it to Illinois, but they may provide some great fun zombie-hunting them…
Kim Foxx's latest court filing in the Viramontes case asserts that the use of an AR-15 rifle, or any other firearm arbitrarily labelled as one of those evil black guns, in self-defense is not legal because they are too powerful. Following her logic, police carrying police patrol-type rifles are at…
I know there's a couple of lines of thought on the Macon County "Final Judgement" issued by Judge Rodney Forbes. There is the decision as written which rules that the Illinois Firearms Ban Act unconstitutional on its face. On the other hand, some people have expressed concern that the Macon…
Road rage happens. Whether you see it in cities or on the Interstates, sometimes people can become agitated for even the slightest of reasons. If you find yourself the object of their ire, do all you can to de-escalate and avoid the situation. That might involve swallowing some pride and…
As the old saw goes, you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet. So if your cause seems righteous enough, what does it matter if you have to break a few laws in order to advocate for a policy using public school resources in your official capacity…
Last Friday, a judge in Macon County ruled Gov. Pritzker's vaunted Illinois Firearms Ban Act as unconstitutional. The signed order, published all across the Internet, left a lot of folks perplexed. Does it really apply to the entire state? Does the order invalidate the entire law, or just parts? First…
"We're from the government and we're here to help." Those words should strike fear into the heart of Americans from coast to coast. Too often government "protects and serves" the little people - good and hard. Take the case of an American veteran, a single woman living in Springfield, IL. …
Friday marked a rollercoaster day as the Macon County hearing happened at 1:30, but Judge Rodney Forbes had not seen the proposed order before it was presented to him in open court. Two hours later, he signed it. You can read it here: [caption id="attachment_35019" align="alignnone" width="770"] State Representative Dan…
