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  Short-sighted. Simple-minded. Dim-witted. Feeble-minded. Unintellectual. All those words describe the New Republic's latest screed, "It's time to ban guns.  Yes, all of them." Yeah, because I'm sure Phoebe Maltz Bovy would enjoy returning to a time where the common man was debarred the use of weapons. That era was…

Dannel Malloy is a special snowflake of the highest order.  He gleefully signed Draconian anti-gun legislation following the Sandy Hook spree killing.  Today, he's pledging to ban names on the federal "no fly" list from buying firearms in his state.  Nevermind that the "no fly" list is merely names, not…

[caption id="attachment_19289" align="alignnone" width="620"] A flawed / non-compliant sign in Bloomington at the heart of the story. Pantagraph photo.[/caption] In Illinois, private property owners can post their buildings "NO GUNS" with an Illinois State Police-approved sign.  Doing so by the rules forces licensed good guys to leave their guns in…

Sadly, they put the gator down. Heck, I'd say Mr. Riggins was just a good start.  There are at least three suspects in Kansas soon to be on trial for murdering a store owner who would have made good candidates for swim dates for that gator. BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (WFTV)…

    Desperate men do desperate things, and when you've got nothing but a handful of fecal matter, you might as well throw some on the wall and see if it sticks. Such is the case in Johnson County, Kansas, where four young members of America's criminal class stormed into…

[caption id="attachment_19274" align="alignnone" width="620"] Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Executive Director Colleen Daley talks policy before the debate. Guns Save Life Executive Director John Boch stands at her side. Bloomington Pantagraph photo by Lori Cook.[/caption]   Yesterday, I attended a debate sponsored by the McLean County Diversity Project, an organization…

Erick Erickson needs to work on tighter groups, but we love his unusual response to the NY Times' whining demand for gun confiscations of America's favorite rifle. The NRA responded as well.  A little less provocatively, but nicely. Piss off a gun-hating liberal. Join the NRA today.  

  The mainstream media loves a good riot and conflict within a community.   Mary Mitchell at the Chicago Sun-Times - known not-so-affectionately as "Mope-rah" - knows this well.   It sells newspapers and keeps her employed. Better still, if she can help foment resentment and anger within the community,…

  Come join us in Illinois’ capital city on Monday, December 14th! Scheels 3801 South MacArthur Boulevard Springfield, IL 62711 Dinner and conversation at 5:30 Meeting begins at 7pm. There is no cost to attend and it's open to the public! Phil Davis has been a life-long gun rights activist…

Gun sales set ANOTHER record in November, for the seventh straight month of record gun sales in America. How many guns were sold in November? Gun Sales Set Another Monthly Record Gun sales at all time high for 7th month in a row, set Black Friday record The FBI conducted…