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Illinois State Representative Laura Fine was planning on holding a virulently anti-gun town hall meeting Wednesday evening in her district to lambast the new Illinois carry bill. On deck to support her was the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence and the Cook County State's Attorney's office. The plan:  frighten her…

Andy over at Ace of Spades has a fabulous review of Lone Survivor. There's spoilers there, and here's the deal:  It's like Titanic. The boat sinks. Spoiler in this movie:  They all die except Marcus. And they kill a whole lot of Taliban riff-raff along the way. Anyway, Andy does…

[caption id="attachment_10545" align="alignnone" width="600"] JOIN US! Join Tom Shafer, Don Gwinn, Brent Harney and all the other regulars on Monday, February 3rd for a fun evening of gun rights and good fellowship at the Sangamon County Rifle Association meeting. We’re at the Supreme Buffet on S. MacArthur Blvd. in Springfield.…

[caption id="attachment_10538" align="alignnone" width="594"] Harvey Weinstein at some Hollywood fete. Weinstein is far outside mainstream America in the make-believe world of Hollywood.  He doesn't associate with real Americans (see above), so it's not surprising his beliefs would be so far out-of-touch with America.[/caption] A fabulous commentary piece by Jonathon Tobin…

How quickly can things go sideways? This body camera recording a police encounter shows how quickly things can go from an uncooperative driver who just had a car crash threatening to cut himself to a deadly force encounter. The cop makes contact with the guy about 1:40. The guy advances…

We're going to need a LOT more snow than we've been recently having to cover up the senseless violence plaguing Chicago for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his police superintendent Garry "Streetlight Assassin" McCarthy. [caption id="attachment_10528" align="alignnone" width="600"] As a light snow falls, Chicago police officer video records a dead…

Remember this disgusting so-called man? [caption id="attachment_9951" align="alignnone" width="620"] Tyler Smith stands back with two of his sons as wife Katie blasts pumpkins Friday at their home in Buckley. Smith started the survivalist group Spartan Survival to protect his family from a doomsday event. Smith will be featured on “Doomsday…

First of all, the Constitution's "Full Faith and Credit" clause should apply to concealed carry licenses. And here's what happens when they don't.  Some douchebag with a badge in Maryland thought he would pull over a card-carrying good guy and try to jam him up on a gun charge. Well,…

Drive like a pro, thanks to tips from a pro over at Popular Mechanics. Teaser: In eight years as a truck driver, Alan Wrobel has driven 810,000 miles (accident-free) in 45 states and Ontario. He now covers Ohio, Michigan, Ontario, and Wisconsin for a beverage distributor. Here's his advice on…

We've seen reports that Wal-Mart is taking down the "No Guns" signage, thanks to gun owners politely contacting them and explaining the confusion the signs were causing.  GSL joined with other gun rights groups in encouraging gun owners to make their voices heard and with a little tact and finesse,…