Mark Twain once famously noted that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. And in modern day Illinois, one can add increasing violent crime.  While a few of us might escape becoming the victims of violent crime, we’re all going to die someday - some of us sooner…

Every bank, pawn shop, grocery store and gas station would be required to have at least one armed guard on premises during regular business hours under a bill introduced by Rep. Thaddeus Jones. HB-1231.  Because the Mayor of Chicago has defunded the police to the tune of tens of millions…

We filed Guns Save Life's lawsuit a couple of weeks ago.  We filed it in conjunction with the coalition of gun stores, gun clubs and gun rights organizations known as the Illinois Gun Rights Alliance. Very late in the day yesterday we filed a motion for a preliminary injunction blocking…

Past performance is no indicator of future results. At least that's the usual disclaimer you get from investment firms. With legislation and regulation though, history may not always repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes. At least it does for those wise enough to listen and watch. To the surprise of…

You have to love "charity" bond funds who pay the bail for bad guys who can't afford to pay their own bail after suffering the indignity of getting arrested for committing crimes.  The charity bond funds allow the release of arrestees so they can go victimize more people back to…

The arrest numbers for Chicago suggest that those committing serious crimes face only a one in twenty chance of getting caught. Factor in a Soros-funded state's attorney that drops about a third of cases police present to her and, well, the number of criminals suffering consequences is nil. Wirepoints has…

Chicago isn't safe. Not even for decent people living in "decent" neighborhoods.  For example, in one neighborhood just east of Chicago's O'Hare Airport, an 80-year-old man faced down a pair of drug-abusing career criminals, and ended up shooting both.  However, dumb luck or good fortune cheated Mr. Darwin. [caption id="attachment_34353"…

Big court news keeps piling up. Good news for gun owners. And reason enough for Kwame Raoul to order more booze and pot by the pallet for his 447ish-strong legal team, because they're gonna need it to try to cope with the avalanche of bad news headed their way. And…

This afternoon a Macon County court heard oral arguments for Dan Caulkin's suit challenging the new gun ban in court.  Caulkins' suit challenges aspects of the new law under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.  Instead of using a boatload of individual plaintiffs as Tom DeVore has done…

Today's tactical flashlights complement a personal defense handgun quite nicely. In fact if you carry a gun, you should definitely carry a good flashlight. Seeing and being sure of what you're shooting at is part of responsible armed self-defense. Thirty years ago, cutting edge flashlights were SureFire 6p units that…