Plenty of Americans have experienced unease and fear with the riots, looting and civil disorder across America’s cities in recent weeks. Not only have good people stripped the shelves of guns and ammo, but more than a few have sought out training in how to use handguns for personal defense.…

Photo Credit: Militant American.blogspot By Mike Keleher Well this is an oddity in the all time summer of oddities. Today, BATF sent out text messages and Emails alerting holders of federal firearms licenses to possible "civil unrest" in three Illinois counties, and reminds people with lots of legal guns to…

Kenosha, Wisconsin faced their third night of revolutionary anarchists from Chicago and Milwaukee burning, looting and (would-be) murdering their way through the town.  Last night, the locals had enough.  They turned out to fight back.  And fight back they did.  The AP reported two dead and one wounded.  One of…

With all the incidents of anarchy and unrest of late, there’s a chance that someday you or your loved ones could find yourselves on the dangerous end of a mob’s anger. With that in mind and while you can think calmly and without haste, consider what the threshold would be…

State Rep. Dan Caulkins spoke at GSL’s Decatur meeting.  He shared an update on Illinois gun licensing schemes and on the many (federal) corruption investigations underway. He began with telling folks how ISP processed 50,456 FOID applications (new and renewals) in July. That’s down from the world-record 73,066 in June,…

By Mike Keleher I took a trip this summer to the Mohave Desert. Don't ask me why, just know no one else flies into Palm Springs, lingers and then drives to Phoenix in 114 degree heat during the high point of summer-except me. Crowds are at a minimum. I took…

By Mike Keleher Well here we are again. “Suddenly” ammunition has disappeared off the shelf, and we are all wondering just how long this shortage will last. Jumping ahead, my best guess, is to factor in the election plus six months…maybe longer before pre-Covid on the shelf availability and pre-Covid…

What is it with some people?  Why do they feel like they can get in people's faces about masks?  Or worse yet, draw a gun on those without masks? Ask some guy by the name of Marc Boudreau.  He lives in Bourbonnais and at the local Jewel-Osco, he thought that…

Attorney Steve Davis (pictured above) delivered a presentation on the use of deadly force at the Sangamon County GSL meeting at SCHEELS in Springfield. Mr. Davis began by repeating the four areas where good guy gun owners most often get themselves into criminal trouble with self-defense. The terrible four: Fleeing…

With just a few days notice, some Peoria residents put together a "Back the Blue" rally on Saturday, August 15th.  Americans are familiar with the age-old figure of speech, "Will it play in Peoria?"  Well, this event played quite nicely in America's heartland.  It went off safely without a hitch.…