Marines Spec Ops dump the venerable .45 for a Glock 19
There's been some talk of bringing back the .45 in US military circles for years - basically since the Beretta M9 was adopted. Well, for the US Marine special operators, that talk has been pretty much put to bed - at least for the time being. The Marine Times…
Lawful Self-Defense as a motorist during a riotous attack
Those of us who have been around a while have the graphic 1992 attack of Reginald Denny burned into our psyche. In recent days, we've been treated to footage from Charlotte, North Carolina, scenes of violent troublemakers blockading traffic, then looting tractor-trailers and attacking motorists based upon the skin color…
Feds snooping at gun shows…
Leave it to the Obama administration to prod local police to cruise gun show parking lots with license plate scanners. Again. It's nothing new to us. The plan, originally conceived by bureaucrats at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (and really big fires) back in 2010 is again in…
A Conversation for Hillary about Guns: Spree killings under Obama – 162
A GREAT opinion piece from a Canadian! by Andrew Benjamin Canadian Free Press Dear Madame Secretary Clinton, Let’s have “an intelligent conversation about guns.” You speak about “gun violence” at every turn. You and the President remind us about “a gun epidemic.” That’s the gun epidemic that,…
Tammy Duckworth wants your guns
We are in quite a quandry here in Illinois when it comes to the US Senate race. As bad as Mark Kirk is on guns, Tammy Duckworth will be worse. Duckworth, the anti-gun Democrat who loves to capitalize on American's support for our veterans by incessantly reminding everyone about her…
Hillary-loving gun writer out at NRA; Now in with GunsAmerica
Jorge Amselle, the gun writer who writes for a bundle of gun magazines has come out with full-throated support of Hillary Clinton. He was a contributor to the National Rifle Association's American Rifleman, but they've cut ties with him. News came out today that GunsAmerica, a large internet firearms website,…
LIBERTARIANS? An anti-gun VP candidate & now a Moms Demand Action spokesman as State Chair
Gov. Gary Johnson today heads the Libertarian Party. He and his party are enjoying some extra attention this campaign season with all of the "NeverTrump" talk. I know some gun owners have been very harsh on Donald Trump when it comes to the Second Amendment, but I haven't heard hardly…
TIME TO RETIRE: Dear Judge Tom Difanis
[caption id="attachment_22505" align="aligncenter" width="600"]Holly Hart/The News-Gazette<br />Scene of a shooting that occurred at approximately 12:38 a.m. in the 300 block of East Green Street, Sunday, September 25, 2016. Resulting in one death and three wounded.[/caption] Dear Judge Thomas J. Difanis: You've been a judge a long time. You've served…
BYE TWITTER: GSL dumps Twitter
Twitter needs us a whole lot more than we need Twitter, and we don't need Twitter. It's over-rated, and given their propensity to dump conservative voices while allowing the left to do all manner of over-the-top lunacy, I think it's time for us to cut the cord to this platform.…
Illinois Concealed Carry holder thwarts armed robbery on South Side of Chicago
Illinois has a lot of ground to go to catch up with other states in terms of per capita concealed carry licenses, but even with a scarce few licenses in the Windy City, they are still saving lives. Such is the case of a pair of thugs who tried to…