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Bill Oglesby, the internationally-known exhibition shooter and an encyclopedia of firearm-related knowledge joined us at our Sangamon County meeting in April. He said he was well enough to be out of the hospital for a few days. He began by talking up the virtues of revolvers, including Old West Guns.…

GunNews Magazine, the May 2024 edition, is now available for download.  Share the file or the link with your friends, neighbors, family and others. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD! [caption id="attachment_41575" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Instructor Michael Brown.[/caption] We recognize Instructor Michael Brown who holds the distinction of one of only a handful…

Your handgun is your lifeline.  Be it for home defense or carry. It may be all you've got or it may be what you're using to get to something better.  Remember though, when that gun comes out, it's business time.  Things go wrong fast. https://youtu.be/WqzjxnLZVVw You need to know what…

Area Ocho had a great post about how the American Left is organized and they're learning tools and techniques to further their terrorist activities. Take this video, for instance, and how the Left attempts to deny the obvious.  You really need to watch it as it gives you a quick…

LKB posted this in comments over at Shooting News Weekly where I write.  I am not a lawyer but he is. It isn't great news, but it is more informed analysis than mine and I appreciate the education... Sorry John, but your analysis of SCOTUS practice is not accurate. While…

Second City Cop wrote a very timely blog post about a Daily Herald story that made some pretty bold claims. Those include 90% of defendants made their court dates (MORE than under the old bail system).  They also claimed that 89% didn't get arrested again, and among those who did,…

We've all sees the stories of bad guys getting released under the SAFE-T Act, otherwise known as "No Cash Bail."  Examples include a pair of guys trying to lure young teens into their van, armed robbers and carjackers, those possessing machine guns, and even those accused of murder. What most…

Do you need some cheering up for your coming weekend?  Would a cup of schadenfreude hit the spot?  Well, we've got some great news for your. The US Supreme Court sent SEVEN gun ban related appeals to a May 16th conference for deliberations.  At that conference, SCOTUS could opt to…

He got to wear his (alleged) victim's handcuffs.  Xavier Tate, Jr. was tracked to an apartment in Glendale Heights thanks to his cell phone pinging his location where cops picked him up Wednesday.  Cops arrested him and slapped Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca's handcuffs on him extra snug. Yeah, if…

In the April 2024 issue of GunNews, we wrote this: NRA Elections &Annual Meeting The 2024 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits will take place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on May 17-19, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. The Exhibit Hall is open all three days and will showcase over…