MURDER CITY USA: America appalled over Tyshawn Lee murder
That 9-year-old boy killed by gang members in a dark alley in Chicago has brought at lot of attention to Murder City USA and its violence problem. What hasn't brought so much attention is the backstory. His mom put up a "Go Fund Me" page to raise money for the…
BALLISTIC FINGERPRINTING FAIL: Maryland abandons its ballistic fingerprinting system
[caption id="attachment_19032" align="alignnone" width="524"] A peek into the room chock full of scrap metal owned by the Maryland State Police.[/caption] Real life isn't like Hollywood. Maryland passed their ballistic fingerprinting system in 2000. After fifteen years, and after wasting millions of dollars implementing the system, not a single crime was…
LOW INFORMATION POLITICIANS: You get the representation you vote for…
Low-information voters elect low-information politicians. It's true. Despite being arrested on drug and murder charges, an East Chicago city councilman was re-elected to his office in Tuesday’s elections. (Breitbart) - East Chicago 3rd District Councilman Robert “Coop” Battle cruised to re-election even though he is accused in the Oct. 12…
CHICAGO DYSFUNCTION: Chicago columnist asks when blacks are going to put an end to killing one another
by John Boch A whole lot of people have heard about the 9-year-old lured into a back alley and murdered by gang members in Chicago. It's everywhere. I even heard what I suspected was a veiled mention of it in small-town church on Sunday myself. Everyone is talking about it. …
BREAKING NEWS: Cook County, IL to propose AMMO TAX Monday
[caption id="attachment_19012" align="alignnone" width="600"] Democrat Cook County BoardPresident Toni Preckwinkle.Photo via Chicago Tribune.[/caption] by John Boch Sources tell Guns Save Life that Democrat Cook County Board President Toni Preckwickle will announce a proposed ammo tax Monday morning in Chicago. The tax, set at one penny per round of…
AMERICANS LOVE THAT WHICH GUNS PROTECT AND DEFEND: Record gun sales for sixth month in a row
Americans love that which guns protect and defend. With that in mind, guns sales continue at a blistering pace, further goosed by shrill-sounding Democrats that have come out and openly advocated for Australian-style gun confiscations while politicizing an occasional tragedy. (Free Beacon) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation processed a…
SYMBOLISM OVER SUBSTANCE: Gun buyback in crime-plagued Selma, Alabama
[caption id="attachment_19002" align="alignnone" width="600"] Pastor Robert Pettus (Source: WSFA 12 News)[/caption] More symbolism over substance in Selma, Alabama with the announcement of another gun buy back scheme. Instead of going after the violent criminal predators and imprisoning them for extended terms, do-gooders in famous Selma, Alabama are holding a gun…
BEARing ALL Product Review: EagleTac T25C2 flashlight
Product Review EagleTac T25C2 flashlight By Bear St. Pierre I put my bear paws on the EagleTac T25C2 Tactical Flashlight for the past few months, and here’s what I found. First, it’s well built and durable. I have dropped it plenty of times, mostly on concrete (even my…
“HUG A THUG” Obama says background checks are racist… except when used against gun purchasers
Yes, Barack Obama believes that background checks are racist and should be discontinued and has issued an executive order that said background checks may have a "disparate impact" on racial and ethnic minorities, and as such, are a violation of civil rights laws. Not everyone agrees with Obama's "hug a…
SCHOOL VIOLENCE: Scant mention of California school knife attack by Muslim student
There's scant attention in the mainstream media or the White House after an 18-year-old Muslim student went about slashing up a college classroom at the "NO GUNS" University of California Merced campus. Thank heavens nobody could carry a gun for self-defense! Someone might have gotten shot. Oh wait - police…