HARRIS: 4 Gun-related tools every gun owner should have
by Adam Harris You belong to the gun owner fraternity (or sorority). Congratulations. You stand in the good company of tens of millions of other gun owners who realize the value and utility of firearms ownership. You know, for personal protection, hunting, sport, competition, etc. Guns are also a pretty…
IGOLD Bus Info
Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day is coming up Wednesday, March 27th in Springfield. As a courtesy, we are posting a list of buses that the ISRA sent to us, along with details. Update: Buses to IGOLD The ISRA is sponsoring 4 buses at this time, and other organizations…
ANOTHER GUN FREE ZONE MASSACRE: Aurora, IL massacre committed by felon with an illegally owned/possessed gun in “Gun-Free Zone”
Illinois' "Gun Free Zone" law fails. Again. Yes, welcome to the Henry Pratt Company, proud home of a "gun-free" zone sign on the front door. It has the force of Illinois law behind it, by golly. And we all know how much comtempt felons like Gary Martin have for the…
IGOLD: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27TH in Springfield! Make plans to attend…
Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day will happen on Wednesday, March 27th in Springfield. Make plans to attend today so you can impress upon our General Assembly members that gun owners mean business. Ahead of the march to the Illinois State capitol building, David Keene will headline speakers at the Prairie…
Florida homeowner shoots, kills pair of armed intruders holding his mom hostage
A dramatic 911 call tells the tale of a Brevard County, Florida man who faced down a pair of intruders. The two goblins pointed a gun at the resident's mother in her own bedroom. In a nutshell, they thought holding momma hostage would motivate the resident to surrendering. It didn't…
The ACLU actually opposes Illinois’ social media snooping bill
[caption id="attachment_26919" align="aligncenter" width="770"]Courtesy NY Post[/caption] The American Civil Liberties Union, aka ACLU, has a long history of thinking the Bill of Rights only has nine amendments. So imagine the surprise of many when the ACLU rolled out in opposition to a new gun control proposal in Illinois. Support Americans'…
BOCH: 10 Self-Defense Lessons From Illinois’ Version of the George Zimmerman Trial
Thankfully, jury trials in legitimate self-defense cases don't happen very often. Unfortunately, we just had one of those cases here in America's heartland with the Illinois murder trial of James Love. The entire affair offers a number of opportunities to learn some very valuable lessons. Usually, in self-defense cases, common…
WITNESS SLIP: Social Media snooping bill at hearing Wednesday.
Daniel Didech, the freshman Democrat state rep, introduced the social media snooping bill a couple of weeks ago. We covered it within a day or three of its filing. Since then two other political hack Democrats have signed on as sponsors. The national media has started picking up on the…
Getting Started In 3 Gun Shooting
By Mike Keleher I have been making reservations this week for 3 Gun matches across America for the rest of the year, and it reminded me to put down a few words for people who might be interested in how to get involved in 3 Gun matches (rifle, pistol and shotgun)…
GET SOME: Houston home invasion goes poorly for bad guys: 3 dead, 2 wounded
A 20-year-old Houston homeowner fought back as a home invasion crew stormed his home around 1am Saturday, January 19th. After an extensive gun battle, the homeowner shot all five intruders, killing three. Photos show a very robust crime scene, to say the least. Defensive gun use of the day? Nah,…