RED ALERT: Madigan declares Wednesday “GUN DAY”… votes expected on anti-gun bills.
House Speaker Michael Madigan has declared this coming Wednesday, February 28th as "GUN DAY" in the Illinois House. This comes following the tragic Florida school massacre where Broward (Florida) Sheriff's Office not only failed to head dozens of calls about a savage sicko, but whose officers literally cowered outside as the killer…
Illinois State Police “are working on” the CCW renewal process
Those 250,000ish Illinois concealed carry license holders know that they will need a state-mandated three-hour renewal / requalification course to renew their license before it expires at five years after issuance. The first of Illinois' CCWs will begin to expire in March/April/May 2019. Long-time gun owners in Illinois have experienced…
Broward Sheriff Israel’s Office Didn’t Miss Warning Signs… They IGNORED Them
A lot of folks blame the FBI for missing not one, but two tips about the Florida school killer. Frankly, the bigger blame in the Florida tragedy lies with the local sheriff's office, headed by Hillary supporter, Sheriff Scott Israel. His office chose not to take action, despite dozens of…
10 MINUTES YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS: Dana Loesch rocks the house at CPAC
Dana Loesch did a remarkable job representing the NRA at last night's scripted CNN gun control rally. Today, she hit home run after home run at CPAC. Some great lines: "You love the ratings. Crying white mothers are ratings gold to you - many in the legacy media in the…
UGLY: Update from Todd Vandermyde.
Todd Vandermyde posted this over at Illinois Carry. I'll try top keep this short but its gonna ramble a bit. So you're upset by Trump. Fine. Don't forget that Bush gave us the import ban and started us down this road. And if you think Hillary was a better option,…
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: CNN’s Scripted Gun Control Rally
Last evening's carefully scripted CNN gun control town hall meeting proved quite the circus. In fact, CNN’s town hall looked more like an episode of Jerry Springer with a barely-restrained audience. Given that Jake Tapper worked for Handgun Control, Inc. twenty years ago, it should surprise nobody. What the fake…
Sundown at Coffin Rock
by Raymond K. Paden The old man walked slowly through the dry, fallen leaves of autumn, his practiced eye automatically choosing the bare and stony places in the trail for his feet. There was scarcely a sound as he passed, though his left knee was stiff with scar tissue. He…
Little Marco Sold Gun Owners Out at CNN Town Hall
Little Marco Rubio appeared at the CNN town hall meeting Wednesday evening. Hosted by former Handgun Control, Inc. spokesman Jake Tapper, the event seemed pretty lopsided against the NRA and gun owners. And Little Marco Rubio told those present, and by extension, all 682 of CNN's viewers nationwide that he…
Tallyn’s Tactical Owner: Increasing age to purchase long guns to 21 “Might Help”
Guns are good. Firearms are tools and they protect children. Guns save life. Gun owners know these truths. At the same time, Scott Tallyn of Tallyn's Tactical Solutions in Peoria thinks that increasing the purchasing age for long guns to 21 "might help" reduce school massacres and violence. That's like a…
Why Minutemen sheepdogs can protect against active shooters
"Today we need a nation of minute men; citizens who are not only prepared to take up arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as a basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." — John F. Kennedy,…