Glock Gen 5 Launch Party this Saturday!
GLOCK dealers will be rolling out some new products on Saturday, August 26th. This will mark the fifth generation of "perfection" since GLOCKs first hit the market back in the early 1980's. How many of you plan to participate in any of these launch parties? GLOCK fans will no doubt…
ABOUT TIME: Obama’s Operation Choke Point Program ENDED.
Obama's Department of Justice launched "Operation Choke Point" in 2012, and quickly fell into disfavor as banks closed accounts of gun stores, gun manufacturers and a whole lot more in the guise of cracking down on bank fraud. Well, folks, that program has not only been shut down by the…
Personal Defense Tip: Maintain Situational Awareness In Higher Risk Everyday Locations
Situational awareness: do you practice it? Recently, we covered how a good guy with a gun brought a violent, would-be armed robber to heel in Seminole, Florida. In that case, the attacker prowled a Publix parking lot for victims and found a woman sitting in her SUV to his liking.…
Good Guy with Gun Stops Rampaging Violent Criminal
A hero with a gun came to the aid of two other good Samaritans in capturing a violent would-be armed robber in Seminole, Florida Sunday. Donald Rush, 40, visiting from Pennsylvania, accessed his gun and ended the mayhem without firing a shot. Sometimes bad guys, looking down the muzzle of…
GSL CHICAGO THIS SUNDAY!
Good day all! Time flies when your keeping busy, and we are getting ready for another GSL meeting in Chicagoland (Orland Park) is a week away. Next Sunday the 20h. Our draw item is Ruger 10 22 Mannlichter, good luck to all. NOTE: not the last Sunday of the month this…
NOTHING TO LOSE: Sun-Times columnist blames “thugs-in-training” for United Center shutdown
The Sun-Times' Mary Mitchell actually blamed "thugs-in-training" with nothing to lose for closing the United Center in recent days. The famous home of the Chicago Bulls hosted young people from across Chicago for the West Haven Safe Summer Basketball League championship games. However, huge fights broke out and organizers decided to close…
HOMEOWNER 3, BAD GUYS 0: Self-Defense Hat Trick in Chicago Sunday Afternoon
A law-abiding homeowner in Chicago found himself face-to-face with a trio of brazen home invaders Sunday afternoon. The ne'er-do-wells came in through a basement window. Hearing the intruders, the homeowner grabbed his legally owned gun in self-defense. Moments later, a confrontation occurred and gunfire erupted. After the shooting died down,…
GREAT NEWS: Automatic Knives Now LEGAL in Illinois for FOID holders
(Guns Save Life) - On Friday, August 11th, Governor Bruce Rauner signed SB-0607 into law to legalize automatic knives in Illinois. The knives are now legal for any Illinois resident with a valid Firearm Owners Identification Card. The new measure provides a welcome relief to the antiquated provisions…
SIG P320s are NOT Drop Safe. Discontinue carrying them for your own safety.
The Truth About Guns just released a video showing three of their team drop-testing a Sig P320. When held from the front forward corner of the trigger guard, the gun discharged two out of three times when dropped from about chest-high. If you have a Sig P320, I strongly recommend…
DEAR SUN-TIMES: Focus on Criminals, not Guns
Chicago has a problem in its catch and release criminal justice system. Of course, the do-gooders by the lake don't see that. Instead, they reach for the well-worn playbook and call for more gun control instead of criminal control. That's right: Chicago's failing Sun-Times newspaper ran an editorial in Friday's…