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[caption id="attachment_26221" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Image via Rauner's office.[/caption] Governor Rauner signed HB-4855 into law.  Aren't you excited?  The bill allows extends the time the Illinois State Police has to process a FOID card renewal to 60 business days, up from 30 calendar days.  The good news, if you look hard…

Remember when Democrats seeking office supported gun rights?  Yeah, I'm old enough I can too.  Then again, I wear a watch and reading glasses, both of which make me past my early 40s.  Sadly, young people today have known only one Democratic Party:  The one dead-set opposed to gun rights…

If you're not going to the SCHEELS shotgun demo days in Springfield this Saturday, August 25th, you should come out Saturday evening to the HOOAH Golfing for Heroes Banquet.  Admission is just $10 and the fun kicks off at 6pm.  We'll have guns you can win, along with ammo, and…

If you're not going to the HOOAH Golfing for Heroes fundraising outing in Pontiac this Saturday evening, August 25th, (or even if you are...) then you might want to make a trip down just south of Springfield to Bullet Express Range Saturday morning.  There, you'll have a chance to shoot…

The Truth About Guns has a great story about self-defense, and there's also a first-person account to go along with it.  A 24-year-old young woman named Aubrey Bowlin had the misfortune of inspiring the road rage ire of Bruce Jones, a 60-year-old man.  She rode on a crotch rocket motorcycle. …

Colleen Daley, the Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence executive director, sent me an invitation to pledge a donation "to honor each victim of gun violence in Illinois every month."  Nothing like crass fundraising off the death of violent crime victims, right?  So, how much are each of these dead people…

The Outdoor Sportsmen's Group is headquartered at #2 News Plaza in Peoria, IL.  While you may not have heard of the company, you surely recognize and probably grew up with their dead-tree publications:  Guns & Ammo, Firearms News (formerly Shotgun News), Handguns, Shooting Times, and many more.  Employing scores of…

Last weekend's orgy of violence in Chicago actually made the national news. With 78 shooting victims and 12 dead, it well and truly should have. But as a closer look makes extremely clear Chicago has a virulent gang problem, not a gun problem. What's more, Chicago Police internal documents show…

Two good commentary pieces do a pretty decent job hitting the nail on the head when it comes to why nothing changes despite the horrific gang violence on Chicago's streets. First, on the police.  Jack Dunphy notes how Chicago PD's leadership is filled with butt kissers who pander to the…

[caption id="attachment_26157" align="aligncenter" width="600"]Image via Galesburg Register-Mail[/caption] Judge Raymond Cavanaugh rejected a probable cause to continue Knox County Assistant State's Attorney Brian Kerr's indictment for murder in the shooting death of Xavier Hartman.  However, because of the previous grand jury charges, the charge will remain in effect.  I am not…