We Defend Your Right to Defend Yourself
by John Boch For a long time, gun rights advocacy existed almost exclusively in the realm of lobbying those involved in the legislative process. The gun control crowd would propose their latest crazy bill, and we would go to work educating politicians in the middle on why it won’t work…
The Illinois Freedom Caucus held their Roundtable and Town Hall event on Tuesday evening, December 27th. They welcomed Guns Save Life's John Boch as their guest for a discussion of House Bill 5855 (and similar legislation under consideration). Members of the Illinois Freedom Caucus are Reps. Chris Miller, Dan Caulkins,…
The gun control contingent in the Illinois General Assembly think they are unstoppable and unsinkable. Rep. Bob "Bozo" Morgan introduced HB-5855 a couple of weeks ago and it would make the majority of Illinois gun owners felons instantly. Days later, a similar gun and magazine bill, SB-2226 was passed by…
An unwelcome intruder crawling through a window in the middle of the night qualifies as the worst kind of nightmare for most people. For women though, especially those who live alone, a man climbing through the window is especially worrisome. One woman in West Birmingham, Alabama, however, had the perfect…
Merry Christmas everyone! Given the weather, please stay safe and stay warm... We're taking a couple of days for family. But first, the latest: HB-5855 appears to be withering away. Why? Well, the Illinois Black Caucus is still smarting over some of the pushback they've been getting from places they…
Most folks have heard of Chicago-style pizza. That's something else Chicago is known for as well. Chicago-style criminal "justice" - or lack thereof. It's bad enough that in the Land of Lincoln, prison sentences are mere suggestions. They're kinda like dog years in reverse. But if you add prosecutors who…
Yesterday marked the third and final kangaroo court legislative hearing on HB-5855. While a blind man sees the elephant a little differently based upon what he feels, here was my takeaway upon reading the event summary from someone who was there yesterday... "Chairman" Slaughter (appropriately named for what happens to…
Welcome to Philadelphia, land of gas station robberies and carjackings, to say nothing of organized retail theft. In short, Philly has devolved into a cesspool of violent crime to the point that one gas station owner has had enough. He's hired heavily armed security guards to patrol his business while…
We promised to keep everyone up to date on HB-5855, the bill that would turn the vast majority of Illinois gun owners into felons the instant Governor signs it into law should it pass. Here's the latest: In the first couple of weeks of December, passage of the HB-5855 gun…
Chicago Police have their hands full. Despite local leaders who have "defunded" the police department to the tune of $80 million, the boys and girls in blue -- those who are left -- continue to work every day trying to put a dent in the intractable crime problem in their…
