We Defend Your Right to Defend Yourself
The measure to go after gun training fraud in Illinois moves forward to the Senate floor for a vote after passing out of a Senate committee hearing earlier this week. It's also attracted the attention of the mainstream media. The bill, HB4290, passed the Illinois House two votes shy of…
We know you're going to find this hard to believe. Back in 2010, Illinois' Democrat Governor Pat Quinn was facing a tight race for re-election. The state is broke, but Quinn managed to find fifty-some million dollars for a "Neighborhood Recovery Initiative" to reduce violent crime in Chicago. In reality,…
I've been really busy of late, and my co-posting assistants (or co-conspirators, if you want to call them that) haven't taken up any of the slack. Anyway, it's time to make your day a little sunnier and a little happier, with some videos. First up: A great police chase. It…
[caption id="attachment_12150" align="alignnone" width="672"] 1000s of Chicago police officers turned out in in dress uniform to march in the 82nd annual St. Jude Memorial Parade outside of Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday, May 4, 2014. The officers were there to honor the lives of fallen officers and their families.…
Reality is nothing like official media story delivered by Chicago Police Department Superintendent Garry "Streetlight Assassin" McCarthy and his public spokesmen minions. Let us compare the completely fictional claims of CPD with reality, shall we? After 4 months, fewer shootings but two more murders than 2013 (Sun-Times) - The first…
Bloomington, IL policehave filed a disproportionate number of objections to concealed carry license applicants who currently live or have listed an address in Bloomington during the past ten years. We're not sure why. ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS OBJECTIONS We do know Bloomington Police do not have a formal policy for evaluating…
We had a request to revisit the Wounded Warriors Project financials as they continue to pursue continued legal action against the founders of "Help Indiana Veterans", a charitable non-profit that assisted wounded Indiana veterans and their families with their needs. Well, Help Indiana Veterans helped Indiana veterans until Wounded Warriors…
A good Samaritan interrupted a violent would-be purse snatching in Houston Monday. The robbers were caught and held at gun point by a concealed carry licensee until police arrived moments later. The purse's owner was okay after nearly being run over and dragged by the getaway car. All of this…
[caption id="attachment_12109" align="alignnone" width="460"] Byron Smith.[/caption] Two kids break into a man's house and are shot dead. Sounds like a clear-cut case for self-defense, right? At first blush, yes. But not in this case. In Minnesota, a man laid in wait for burglars to break into his home. Nothing terribly…