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[caption id="attachment_8539" align="alignnone" width="400"] Some people say Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is soft as puppy crap on serious violent crime, but when it comes to guns, he's Johnny on the Spot.[/caption] Cook County has organized an effort to take guns from individuals whose FOID cards (Firearm Owner ID) have…

[caption id="attachment_8534" align="alignnone" width="646"] Rocket Scientist Derrick Mosley will have another chance to "turn his life around" after nearly getting perforated robbing a gun store with a baseball bat.[/caption] What kind of brainiac brings a baseball bat to a gun store intent on committing robbery? One by the name of…

  Our hats off to Staff Sgt. Ty Carter for his heroism and valor.   Soldier to Receive Medal of Honor for COP Keating WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 29, 2013) -- President Barack Obama announced July 26 that Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter will receive the Medal of Honor…

Here's the story:   [caption id="attachment_8527" align="alignnone" width="620"] In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, Valinda Rowe, spokesperson for Illinois Carry, holds a photograph of Mary Shepard, a Union County, Ill., woman who was beaten in 2009 by a paroled felon in an Anna church along with another woman, during…

    The Armed Citizen Project scored some major publicity today with news of its program to give free shotguns to homeowners in high-crime neighborhoods "to even the playing field" for homeowners against thugs and home invaders. HOUSTON (FOX 26) - One Houston man is so fed up with the…

[caption id="attachment_8518" align="alignnone" width="400"] "Remember, they don't want to just disarm us, they hate us just for owning guns."[/caption]   (Examiner) - Spanaway resident Steve Coffman was waiting for a bus in downtown Seattle Tuesday afternoon, minding his own business, leaning against a wall listening to music and answering e-mail…

Trayvon Martin's Father, Tracy "Fruit" Martin The apple didn't fall far from the tree when it comes to Trayvon and his (mostly absent) daddy.  Now daddy is in Washington D.C., agitating against the right of self-defense. It's ironic that he's advocating against something that benefits black folks most. It's like…

  Scoundrels. The only thing needed for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.     Anonymous thugs Mistaken identity brings threats to Pastor Zimmermann (USA Today) - George A. Zimmermann, a retired pastor in Florida, has received death threats meant for the man acquitted in the…

The Illinois State Police:  Bureaucracy at its best   The word we got early was that the Illinois State Police were wanting to be proactive in their approach to their critical role in the new Illinois Concealed Carry law. Not only are they processing the applications (and creating the application…

by John Boch We've seen some outstanding instructors and courses in Illinois in recent years, for both beginners and more advanced shooters.  No, we're not talking only about the nationally-known instructors like Massad Ayoob, who come to Illinois as part of teaching throughout the nation, but local schools and instructors.…