We do have a few changes to report from the usual routine... Sangamon Co. Because of a scheduling conflict with our home location at SCHEELS, we’ll be at the Springfield Air Combat Museum (at 835 S. Airport Drive) on the FIRST MONDAY in December. You might bring a folding chair…

Dramatic police bodycam video from Baltimore shows a police officer running up to save a woman from an “anti-violence activist” trying to stab her with a knife. The officer, identified as Zachary Rutherford, fired multiple shots to stop the attack. After the incident, the Baltimore Sun painted the attacker, Tyree Moorehead, as a victim…

[caption id="attachment_32692" align="alignnone" width="770"] Meet Kelcey Willis, an American hero.[/caption] More and more details of the harrowing story of the good guy with a gun who stopped a child abduction and attempted murder behind a Warner Robins, Georgia Walmart have come to light.  While waiting for an oil change at…

John Kass, hardly what anyone would call a "conservative," and likely not even "pro-gun" has done a pretty fair job going out on a limb to attack the Chicago Machine.  Ahead of the election, he savaged JB Pritzker and the Democrat machine.  Now that the election has taken place, he's…

Ladies and gentlemen, love him or hate him, he's back. Officially. On Tuesday evening, Donald Trump announced his run for a second term as President of the United States by saying, "America's comeback starts right now." Even before the 2016 election, Donald Trump quickly became one of the most polarizing…

[caption id="attachment_32678" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Kevin Hall. Police say he's just released from IDOC and committed an armed robbery in Chicago.[/caption] Chicago has lots of problems, all contributing to the declining quality of life for residents, workers and tourists in the city.  Among them, a shortage of police and a prosecutor…

Like a good neighbor, a gun owner is there. That's exactly what happened in Gainesville, Georgia as a knife-wielding mental case who was "off his meds" prowled the parking lot of an apartment complex. As EMTs treated an injured victim, the lunatic, Darrion Suave Fraley, approached and apparently decided he…

We mentioned "Glock switches" in our story about the upcoming gun buyback in Peoria on Sat., November 19th.  One of our readers emailed us wanting to know what a "Glock switch" is.  Admittedly his Google-fu needs strengthening, but the short answer is that it is an accessory that converts the…

While more and more good guys continue to carry in both shall-issue states as well as constitutional carry states, most folks still don't know the best thing to say while responding officers in the aftermath of a use of force situation. Those who are ahead of the curve know not…

Four masked, openly-armed black teens rolled up in front of a Cleveland high school in three stolen cars. They approached the school in an effort to evade capture by police who were hot on their heels. What do the school's administration do when faced with four masked armed individuals? Two…