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For all of you training junkies, here's something different.  It's a 3-day blended course offering both firearms training and Krav Maga hand-to-hand combatives all rolled into one.  The instructors will include Ernie Kirk, one of the foremost Krav instructors in the world.  Think of him as the Jeff Cooper of…

At the Tactical Conference in North Little Rock this spring, some of the best legal minds warned us that in today's world, prosecutors may take even a righteous defensive gun use to the jury.  Especially if one of their constituents lost his or her life in the commission of a…

[caption id="attachment_25803" align="aligncenter" width="770"]Peter Breen says he supports gun rights. Barack Obama said the same thing.[/caption] The Politico website says the ground is shifting in Illinois when it comes to the gun debate.  Four Republicans received the strong endorsement of the Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Political Action Committee (G-PAC), which…

On Thursday, the new NRA President Oliver North's came to visit Effingham, Illinois.  He dazzled the audience with a terrific speech that hit upon God, country and family.  Oh yeah, and guns too.  The event saw seven hundred or more turn out to see an American hero, Oliver North.  The…

By Mike Keleher Dateline: Deadwood, SD. One hundred forty-two years ago. On August 02, 1876, western celebrity James Butler Hickock, was shot in the back of the head by a mentally deranged gunman Jack “Crooked Nose” McCall. Wild Bill Hickock died instantly from the single shot to the back of…

Welcome to the Land of Lincoln, with blue skies and a blue state capitol.  Monday, our Governor signed two gun control bills which passed with veto-proof majorities in both houses.  Sure, the veto-proof was not razor thin, but then again, not all pro-gun orgs in Illinois lobbied against SB-2354.  Two…

On Monday, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner surprised a lot of folks by signing two gun control bills.  First, he signed a bill to increase the waiting period on all gun purchases to three days.  Secondly, he signed the "Snitch Bill" or Lethal Violence Order of Protection bill.  In the end,…

Governor Rauner signs the "Snitch Bill" and 3-day waits on all firearm purchases today.  Yeah, it's in the Tribune. Governor Rauner signs ‘Snitch Bill’, 3-day wait on all firearm purchases (Chicago Tribune) - Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law Monday a measure allowing police to take away guns from those…

The Washington Post - of all sources - reports on the story of two armed Americans who engaged a spree killer at a popular watering hole outside Oklahoma City over Memorial Day weekend.  Reading their first-person accounts of what they saw, heard and did should provide lessons to us all. …

An armed offender was shot multiple times and died following a confrontation with Chicago beat cops Saturday late afternoon.  According to Chicago's police spokesman, a gun and two magazines were recovered at the scene.  As police worked to process the scene, a crowd formed and began chucking rocks and urine-filled…