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…
Gun Writer Jorge Amselle Loves Hillary More Than Our Gun Rights
Jorge Amselle Jorge Amselle, in his role as a nationally-known gun writer, influences people nationwide on a daily basis. He writes for a number of publications and organizations, including the National Rifle Association. What's troubling to many is his increasingly full-throated support of Hillary Clinton and her campaign for president. …
IT’S THE CRIMINALS: Thug wanted for Univ. of IL shooting spree sentenced to 8 years, out in 8 months
The suspect in this past weekend's carnage in Campustown at the University of Illinois is none other than Robbie M. Patton, 18, of Champaign. Here's the thing: This guy was sentenced to prison for eight years in 2015 for... wait for it... a drive-by shooting. He went to prison on…
Chicago Sun-Times Booze-Addled Columnist Smears GSL & Gun Owners
Neil Steinberg. The Chicago Sun-Times columnist and editorial board member Neil Steinberg didn't like the pro-gun rights highway signs he saw on his trip down from Chicago to Champaign-Urbana, IL this past weekend. He trotted out his well-worn playbook and scribbled out another nasty attack on good guys with guns,…
A FINE QUESTION: Are “NO GUNS” Malls Safe? Two Muslim terror attacks in week at malls with NO GUNS policies
Are America's malls with "NO GUNS" policies safe for you and your kids and grandkids to visit? That's a great question, given a pair of Muslim terror attacks a week apart at malls that shared policies and/or signage that prohibits law-abiding good guys from carrying guns on their premises. First,…
CCW SAVES LIVES: Chicago CCWer shoots aggressive burglar
Two juveniles furthering their on-the-job training to become America's criminal class had their burglary party interrupted by the 61-year-old homeowner when he stopped by Sunday morning to do some work remodeling the place. The 16-year-old and an 11-year-old, thinking that good guys in Illinois never have the means or mind…
DEAR MOMS DEMAND ACTION: Send Us Your Strollers
Dear Shannon and Moms Demand Action moms: More and more People of The Gun are picking up baby strollers on Craigslist and retasking them as gun carts. Isn't that just fabulous? So as your little tykes grow and you no longer need those Graco or Evenflo three-wheelers,…