WHAT HAPPENED? The story behind the ARS drubbing in the Illinois House
So what happened? Here's some information that got forwarded on to us from an insider in the process. Usually adding an amendment is not that big a deal and parliamentary in nature. Kinda run of the mill stuff. And a lot of reps were out late the night before, knowing…
A KICK IN THE TEETH: Giffords’ Americans for Responsible Solutions gets soundly rebuked in the Illinois General Assembly
The Illinois Gun Lobby Facebook page is a fantastic place to stay up to date on some of the legislative machinations happening in the Illinois General Assembly. You should bookmark it, trust me. And "Like" it too. Today, Gabby Giffords and her Americans for Responsible Solutions took a…
CALL NOW! Illinois Gun Dealer Scheme going directly to House for Vote
Here's how bad it is: Bad. Here's the run-down on Amendment 5. The bill contains a gun ban for people who sell of liquidate all or parts of their collection. If you sell more than 10 guns in a year as trying to liquidate or improve your collections, or due…
ACTION ITEM (ILLINOIS): Witness slips needed for latest Gun Dealer Licensing Scheme proposal
The gun grabbing leftists are at it again. Their initial scheme rationed you to eight gun transactions per year unless you jumped impossible hurdles to become a licensed "dealer". That's right: You could buy four guns and sell four guns and that's it. "Oh, I'll just become a licensed dealer"…
ACTION ITEM: Help stop propaganda in Peoria. Attend. Tell the truth at Anti-gun forum tonight at Peoria Public Library (North).
Gun grabbers never rest in their holy war against your rights. Community Word and the Peoria chapter of the NAACP are sponsoring a showing of the widely discredited "Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA" TONIGHT, Thursday, May 26, at the Peoria Public Library North, followed by a "moderated…
FAKER THAN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING: Katie Couric’s new anti-gun “documentary”
The mainstream media in America can't understand why exactly 6% of Americans trust their reporting. Keep in mind that 6.7% of Americans struggle with serious mental illness. That might explain why only 6% of Americans trust the media. Good old Katie Couric stands as a poster child for Americans' distrust…
DRAMATIC PHOTO: Armed robber crumpled up in the grass moments after selecting the wrong victim
Photo taken just after an armed robber made a fatal error in the victim selection process. Our non-productive ne'er-do-well won't do that again. Good riddance. FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS (KTRK) -- A homeowner shot and killed a man trying to rob him Wednesday night at his home in Fort…
LE’GENIUS? NOT SO MUCH. Florida deals with violent juveniles…
A 16-year-old "boy" named Le'Genius Wisdom caught our eye. He found himself arrested at the ripe old age of 13 for robbery and shooting at another kid in separate incidents. He will be spending 8 years as the guest of the Florida Department of Corrections. In Illinois, he would be…
GUN FREE FOOLISHNESS: “The only person that is safe in a gun-free zone is the criminal.” – Sheriff David Clarke
Media Matters for America is trying to make hay of Sheriff David Clarke's criticisms of Hillary Clinton's shrill calls for gun control as a panacea for violent crime and her desire to implement gun confiscations if elected president. The interview that MMFA posted also contained Clarke weighing in on the…
PATHETIC: Only dozens of Moms Demand Action’s 3 million members protest the NRA
80,452 NRA members (of the 5+ million members) showed up for the NRA Annual Convention in Louisville this past weekend. It ranked as the second largest behind a recent Houston meeting where 86,000 showed up. Moms Demand Action now claims over 3 million members. We don't know if they counted…