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  Chicago isn't safe. We've said this for at least a couple of years now, recommending that gun owners and their families avoid Chicago because of the rampant violent crime - even in areas of the city formerly believed to be "safe". How bad has it gotten? This fall, Chicago…

There's just so much WIN in this article... We must keep in mind that not all Democrats hate our gun rights.  Rural Democrats are a whole 'nother species!   Dems Shoot Themselves in the Foot Again On Guns Kurt Schlichter | May 13, 2013 (Townhall) - Despite suffering the most…

  ... that's gonna leave a mark. Cliff's Notes:  Guy open carries at zero-dark-thirty to a stop and rob.  Someone notices and calls five-oh. The po-po roll up like it's a sighting of one of the islamic terrorist bombers from Boston and cuff and stuff the open carrier. Mr. Open…

  One way to influence legislators and win Second  Amendment votes is to not wait until the last minute. This is what a poster named Bullet found, and he's posted a nice piece on the publically accessible part of the Appleseed Forum called The Second Amendment:  How We Win the…

With the news this past week of Defense Distributed releasing a 3D printable handgun, gun control advocates are grasping at straws to corral this horse that's left the barn.  Or perhaps a better analogy would be grasping at the water that's gone under the bridge. California State Senator Leland Yee…

Illinois State Police are woefully behind on processing Firearms Owners Identification cards, required by the state for its residents to possess firearms or ammunition. While the cards are good for ten years, processing times last we knew were between sixty and ninety days in most cases. The law mandates the…

[caption id="attachment_7505" align="alignnone" width="555"] This combo shows the 30 troops killed in a helicopter downing in Afghanistan on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011. The Pentagon on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 identified the Americans as 17 members of the elite Navy SEALs, five Naval Special Warfare personnel who support the SEALs, three…

[caption id="attachment_7502" align="alignnone" width="600"] They can "claim" all they want. The information is in the public domain.[/caption]   Too late, fellas. It's out. Specifically, it can be had from The Pirate Bay HERE, HERE and HERE. State Department Demands Takedown Of 3D-Printable Gun Files For Possible Export Control Violations The…

[caption id="attachment_7492" align="alignnone" width="400"] 30 day countdown...[/caption]   30 days to go until Illinois gets unregulated carry! It's not really Constitutional Carry, which four states enjoy and another (Arkansas) will have later this summer, because local home-rule government units can place restrictions (albeit, probably unconstitutional) and may try to make…

[caption id="attachment_7486" align="alignnone" width="468"] Follow the money: Father of one of the Sandy Hook victims, Neil Heslin, is seen in this AP photo. He faces a number of larceny-related charges for writing bad checks. We can't help but think his advocacy for gun bans is an effort to make himself…