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  David and Colleen Lawson were among the petitioners in the McDonald v. Chicago lawsuit that applied the Heller SCOTUS decision to the entire nation.  Both have been plagued with health issues in the past couple of years and not long ago they began a move to Washington State, north…

Have you ever thought to yourself, "I'm just going to Walmart.  I don't need my CCW piece"?  If you have, stop it.  Walmart stores are the scene of lots of violent crime in America.  Yes, even here in Illinois.  In fact, in Cahokia, IL, a genuine bad guy was confronted…

  Dylan Gwinn writes at Breitbart: Until now, they had chosen silence over public support. However, Colin Kaepernick’s parents have broken their silence, saying their son has taken on an “immense load,” in standing for what he believes in, and they feel “very proud” about the stand he has taken.…

Thugs in Houston thought they were going to do a quick snatch and run of a bank bag from a convenience store employee.  They didn't count on a co-worker in the store seeing their attack.  They also didn't count on that co-working being named Sri Lanka's MMA Fighter of the…

The Chicago Sun-Times commits an act of drive-by journalism with the report that the number of sworn police officers in Chicago has dropped nearly 12% on his watch, from 7,047 to 6,244 today.  Meanwhile, homicides in Chicago have nearly doubled from the low 400s to this year's total which will…

  John Kass at The Chicago Tribune hits a grand slam in his most recent column, 'Have Chicago politicians gone 'fetal'?".  What makes Kass' piece so notable is that one could substitute just about any major metropolitan urban area for Chicago and Kass' premise would still hold true. Baltimore, New…

Violent crime is rampant in parts of St. Louis, just as it has grown out of control in many urban centers across America during the last eight years. In fact, according to Gallup, crime has risen to a 16-year-high. It affects everyone, too, including as of last night, the wife of…

Hollyweird has heated up their war on everyday Americans with the release of "Miss Sloane".  Starring the Hillary Clinton foot-licker Jessica Chastain, the flick portrays her as a high-powered lobbyist battling the evil National Rifle Association on a bill to ban private gun sales nationwide.  The film, aside from its…

This guy Democrat Rahm Emanuel put in charge of the Chicago Police Department is a glittering jewel.  He's got hurt feelings because America looks at Chicago as a violence cesspool, with homicides at a 20+-year high and crime out of control.  Well, Special Ed, that's what happens when you don't…

Lee Williams, and old friend who used to live in Illinois, published this piece at his The Gun Writer blog. Thought it something our readers might appreciate... It’s been almost a year since the National Rifle Association launched its mandatory online training program — something they call “blended training” —…