Chicago seems unable to confront its violent crime problem. The State's Attorney's office won't charge or under-charges violent crimes dramatically. Want an example?  From just last week, charging a gang-banging thug who stabbed a good Samaritan (puncturing a lung) with a misdemeanor. Need another example?  How about the off-duty cop…

  Clinton, IL (Guns Save Life) - The Central Illinois Preparedness Expo is back! The DeWitt County Sportsman’s Club will host the event on Saturday, August 6th from 9am-5pm.  The event, free of charge to the public, will feature a series of expert-led segments to help our fellow Americans cope…

  Personal Protection for Teens Help teach the young people in your life the skills they can use to keep themselves safe in today's world.  The recent Muslim terror attack in Orlando, along with increasingly violent cities has many folks thinking proactively about their safety and security - as we…

  The Chicago Police Department is the thin blue line between utter anarchy and some semblance of civilization in Chicago. The CPD rank and file officers do tremendous work almost despite dysfunctional, and at times incompetent leadership. Here's a photo from the swearing in ceremony for the new police Superintendent…

We told you about it in a series of posts early in the 2016 primary races, and summarized it on June 8th:  ENTHUSIASM GAP: 2016 Primaries a disaster for Democrats; Republicans set records. Now media outlets like The Drudge Report and The Gateway Pundit are running headlines about the enthusiasm…

Double down on your blood pressure meds before you read further. Ah, the TSA:  Protecting the land of the free and the home of the brave with security theater. And if you're partially deaf, blind in one eye, suffering from a brain tumor and easily confused - NO PROBLEM!  Your…

Chicago has violent crime because the Democrat States Attorney (and rabidly anti-gun) Anita Alvarez there doesn't prosecute violent crime. Days after Americans were horrified by a gruesome stabbing of a young mother on a Chicago Transit Authority train comes news of another CTA stabbing.  Like in the last incident, this…

  A University of Chicago Crime Lab study has found (surprise!) that criminals don't get their guns from gun shops, gun shows or the Internet. Cough.  I told you so! And we're listening for the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence to cover the results of this study. Can you hear…

The HOOAH folks are bringing Steel Will author Shilo Harris to Bloomington, IL on Wednesday, July 13th.       Here are the details: IS PROUD TO PRESENT: SHILO HARRIS, author of Steel Will WHEN:   Wednesday July 13th,2016 @ 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Double Tree by Hilton Conference Center 10 Brickyard…

The NRA-ILA released their first ad of this election. It's a good one. Don't sit on the sidelines.  As Greist says, his friends in Benghazi didn't make it.  They did their part.  Now you need to do yours. Vote this November.   Fairfax, Va. - The National Rifle Association Political…