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Illinois has a lot of ground to go to catch up with other states in terms of per capita concealed carry licenses, but even with a scarce few licenses in the Windy City, they are still saving lives. Such is the case of a pair of thugs who tried to…
Jorge Amselle Jorge Amselle, in his role as a nationally-known gun writer, influences people nationwide on a daily basis. He writes for a number of publications and organizations, including the National Rifle Association. What's troubling to many is his increasingly full-throated support of Hillary Clinton and her campaign for president. …
The suspect in this past weekend's carnage in Campustown at the University of Illinois is none other than Robbie M. Patton, 18, of Champaign. Here's the thing: This guy was sentenced to prison for eight years in 2015 for... wait for it... a drive-by shooting. He went to prison on…
Neil Steinberg. The Chicago Sun-Times columnist and editorial board member Neil Steinberg didn't like the pro-gun rights highway signs he saw on his trip down from Chicago to Champaign-Urbana, IL this past weekend. He trotted out his well-worn playbook and scribbled out another nasty attack on good guys with guns,…
Are America's malls with "NO GUNS" policies safe for you and your kids and grandkids to visit? That's a great question, given a pair of Muslim terror attacks a week apart at malls that shared policies and/or signage that prohibits law-abiding good guys from carrying guns on their premises. First,…
Two juveniles furthering their on-the-job training to become America's criminal class had their burglary party interrupted by the 61-year-old homeowner when he stopped by Sunday morning to do some work remodeling the place. The 16-year-old and an 11-year-old, thinking that good guys in Illinois never have the means or mind…
Dear Shannon and Moms Demand Action moms: More and more People of The Gun are picking up baby strollers on Craigslist and retasking them as gun carts. Isn't that just fabulous? So as your little tykes grow and you no longer need those Graco or Evenflo three-wheelers,…
Carrying a gun lawfully for self-defense can make the difference between life and death in a critical situation. Yet at the same time it can be fraught with risk to the carrier thanks to laws and land sharks. Training can help reduce those risks dramatically. In a perfect world (and…
Yes, we know she has her finger on the trigger after firing her first semi-auto rifle at a "Zombie Shoot". She got caught up in the excitement and we corrected her finger on the trigger habit. (photos courtesy John Boch) I love my Smith & Wesson M&P15-22. It's…
Thank goodness for people who ignore signs and policies that prohibit law-abiding good guys from carrying guns. The mainstream media mentions only in passing the "off-duty police officer" who took down the Somali Muslim terrorist who slashed his way through the Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota. In reality, it…