We send our prayers and condolences
We send our prayers and condolences to the victims' families. This is no time to politicize a national tragedy
Gun-free zone FAIL
But everyone knows schools are gun-free zones! How could this happen? But wait: China is one *big* gun-free zone. Villager slashes 22 kids with knife at elementary school gates in China BEIJING (NBC News) -- A knife-wielding man slashed 22 children and an adult at an elementary school in…
Lisa Madigan: Between a rock and a hard place
[caption id="attachment_3970" align="alignnone" width="480"] Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.[/caption] (Guns Save Life) - Lisa Madigan, Illinois' Attorney General, is between a rock and a hard place. She just lost the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision which struck down Illinois' prohibition on right-to-carry firearms outside the home. It's her…
Chicago isn’t safe: Why? In part, early release for violent thugs
Meet David Victory. He's a 21-year-old first-class one-man crime wave, on parole from a four-year prison sentence for robbery in 2009. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Karavan Motel.[/caption] It isn't the "wild west" in Chicago as far as criminal punishments go. Far from it. In fact, if he had served his…
Stupid people want to litigate against the Constitution
Stupid people sometimes come labelled. Other times, they open their mouths to eliminate all doubt. Sadly for Chicago, it would seem some elected officials can't wait to spend a million dollars or more of Illinois taxpayer money to defend their unconstitutional local laws "up to the Supreme Court". Chicago…
Otis McDonald celebrates the latest landmark decision
[caption id="attachment_3953" align="alignnone" width="598"] Otis McDonald.[/caption] Otis is celebrating along with the rest of us. He's a great, and kind man. I've met him myself. One of my prized possessions is the cover page of the decision in the landmark case McDonald v. Chicago signed by Mr. McDonald himself.…
Every graph tells a story
[caption id="attachment_3947" align="alignnone" width="640"] Even Stevie Wonder can see the correlation in this graph.Image courtesy No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money.[/caption] by John Boch (Guns Save Life) - Lee Goodman of the "Stop Concealed Carry Coalition" in Illinois claims carry laws escalate violence. He also claims gun rights…
Hypocrite Rahm whines over civil rights decision
[caption id="attachment_3941" align="alignnone" width="553"] Mayor Emanuel whines over Tuesday's decision granting Illinois residents the same civil rights that residents in 49 other states enjoy to make our families safer.[/caption] Wetting his bed apparently makes Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was particularly irritable the following day. On Wednesday, the day after…
Great Britain: How’s that gun control working for ya?
Great Britain has a problem. Kind of like Chicago. Gun crime in Britain is up 600% since 1978. "More guns caused this!" morons would say. Well, in the late 1990s, Britain banned handguns and severely restricted long guns. The numbers of guns in the hands of British subjects (not citizens... …
Florida nears the 1 millionth active carry permit
[caption id="attachment_3933" align="alignnone" width="627"] Families are safer in states with right to carry![/caption] Reminds me I need to get my significant other her Florida permit! Congrats to Florida. That's roughly $110 million bucks that's flowed into Florida these past few years in licensing fees. And there's no blood in…