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Illinois passed a gun ban at the end of the spring session, outlawing home-brew firearms that are not registered with dealers (and, by extension, the state). The bill allows 180 days amnesty for those who currently have completed home brew guns or kits. After that, possession quickly becomes a felony. …

Imagine a single American city that in less than nine months tallies more homicides than 37 entire states had in all of 2020. That's Chicago. Otherwise known as Chiraq, or Mogadishu on Lake Michigan.  Or you can call it a crime-ridden cesspool for short.  Lori Lightfoot's domain, home of the…

This is part of the "Election & Politics" run down coming in next month's issue of GunNews...   by John BochEarlier this year, before the primaries I wrote of my concerns with Kathy Salvi based upon how her husband treated 2A supporters who worked so hard on his campaign for…

by Justin Thyme, a GSL member The will of the people through our form of government is not, as some people believe, a “democracy” otherwise known as majority rule. We are a representative republic meaning we elect people that are supposed to represent us in the various branches of government.…

To the Editor: Recently, Santa Rosa County Florida Sheriff Bob Johnson’s deputies captured a hardcore career felon.Brandon Harris, a 32-year-old white male, was wanted on two felony warrants when he went on a rampage through four homes trying to escape, with one unidentified homeowner firing shots at him. Harris was…

It proved quite a learning experience for a quartet of unemployed rocket scientists last month east of Houston.  These young men apparently never knew that most folks in the Lone Star State own firearms.  Or maybe these wizards of smart thought the four of them, wearing masks and carrying pistols,…

Gun ownership represents freedom from both oppression and bullies as well as independence.  If you own a gun and know how to use it, you’re a free person. If you own guns, people have to convince you do things. They can’t intimidate you with threats of unlawful force.  You don't…

From the LawDog Files...   *crosses self* “Hail Mary, full of grace …” Ok, the Nord pipeline incidents. Sigh. I shouldn’t do this, but … I call them “incidents” for a reason. I grew up in overseas oilfields. I try to, by training, observe everything from as objectively neutral a…

[Editor:  We all know Chicago is bad.  Especially the south and west sides.  But when my friend said he packed a Taurus Judge as his BACKUP gun in Chicago, I did a double-take.  Whoa.  A Judge for a backup gun?  Wow.  I knew there had to be one heckuva story…

Take-home squad cars generally serve as a huge net positive for not only the officers, but also the community at large.  It increases the visibility of police to passersby and gives ne'er-do-wells like Devin Krueger a half-a-second to reconsider victimizing people nearby.  The downside is that it identifies the home…