Don’t let criminal justice ‘reform’ turn your neighborhood into this… [VIDEO]
Don't let Democratic criminal justice 'reform' turn your neighborhood into this... NSFW language... and, of course, violence. There are lessons to be learned here, specifically in pre-violence indicators in the body language of participants. See how many you can count before the gunfire breaks out... (Then again, I'm watching it…
ANALYSIS: TRUE ‘It Was Lawless Chicago Politics That Killed CPD Officer Aréanah Preston’
John Kass, recovering from heart surgery and a stroke, took time out to write a wonderful piece on the death of Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston. Her death isn't the first of an innocent, productive person killed by brazen feral bad guys who commit violent crime without fear of apprehension,…
HAPPY ENDING: Raw dashcam footage shows deputy shot three times before successfully anchoring his would-be killer [GRAPHIC VIDEO]
Some people are voted most likely to succeed in high school. Others can't read the instructions on a tin of breath mints. That would be James Pierce who thought he was going to assassinate a pair of deputies from Charleston County, South Carolina. The 28-year-old Pierce must have thought a…
LITIGATION UPDATE: Guess who else thought SCOTUS was going to take action Monday…
Well now. Looks like our analysis was spot on when it comes to Amy Coney Barrett and Monday morning. We said we thought ACB was probably going to do something Monday and it looks like the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals thought the same thing. The Seventh issued an order…
$200,000: What bad policing looks like and what it costs taxpayers…
Bad policing costs taxpayers real money. We recently profiled a case in Normal, IL where the police there failed miserably in an interaction with an 18-year-old ISU student. Instead of practicing de-escalation, a cop with a wounded ego escalated a verbal dispute over the unlawful seizure of the student's cellphone…
HE’S GOT A GUN! Dramatic bodycam video of NM man shooting good Samaritan Trooper in S. IL [VIDEO]
On Tuesday of this week, the ISP stopped to help a motorist at 3am on I-64 near Mt. Vernon, IL. Turns out Mr. Motorist and his wife each had no bail warrants from back in New Mexico for aggravated assault with a firearm. Once one of the troopers discovered the…
GUN SEIZURES COMING: House Bill 676 moves to Illinois Senate
House Bill 676 passed the Illinois House today and goes to the Senate. Among its provisions is a section mandating that police seize firearms from anyone subject to an order of protection or a Red Flag order. This includes ex parte orders where the respondent is not notified of a…
SCOTUS may rule Monday and here’s why
Illinois has a whole bushel basket full of legal actions challenging the new gun ban. These include Robert Bevis' case from Naperville. Bevis filed for an emergency injunction from the US Supreme Court after both the district court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected his petition for a…
GOOD GUYS WIN: Who tries to rob a gun store? [VIDEO]
Thank goodness it's Friday. There's a lot to be worried about, but there's plenty to be thankful for. Along those lines, I've got a dash of good cheer to help start you off on the right foot for the weekend. It's always a good day when good triumphs over bad…
Executive Director’s Update…
LEGISLATIVE: Illinois. There were a lot of anti-gun bills floating around this spring. Nothing passed the deadline for moving out of the originating house. And then this week happened as we're back to the "gut and replace" games. HB218 sets up gun manufacturers for nuisance lawsuits over advertising. HB676 is…