ALL HAT, NO CATTLE: Obama sends BATF to NYC to battle street violence
We'll let CBS New York set this one up: NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Bullet-riddled windows, yellow crime scene tape, and evidence markers denoting where shell casings fell on the sidewalk are becoming all-too-familiar sights on New York City streets. Now in an unprecedented move, a federal agency is joining the…
SOFT ON CRIMINALS BEGETS MORE CRIME: Suspect in Chicago murder wasn’t in prison for gun charge 6 months ago…
Meet Arieus Fitch. No, he's not a direct descendent of the Fitch of Abercrombie and Fitch fame. Instead, he's the 20-year-old aspiring rap artist who Chicago police say shared a little bit of Chicago gangsta cultures with two boys, aged 14 and 15 over Memorial Day weekend. The younger boy…
9 REASONS TO ARM GOOD GUYS AT CHURCHES: Evil strikes Charleston, SC church
Church violence found its way into the mainstream media's headlines as nine died yesterday in an attack on an AME church in Charleston, SC. A bad man, with evil in his heart, entered the place of worship and went on a rampage, killing nine and wounding more. Of course, the…
MARATHON TIP: If you hear banjos, run faster
Just found this, courtesy of Legal Insurrection. Many marathon races have local bands that come in and provide some entertainment along the route, as much for those watching the race as anything else. Well, some guys at Leiper's Fork, TN set up their little "band" at the Franklin Half Marathon. …
GOOD SHOOT, BAD BLAME: Mom wants charges for armed robber son’s killer
It's always nice when people open their mouths and remove all doubt as to their inferior intellect. Such is the case for Tamon Stapleton's mother, Joy Stapleton. She doesn't condemn her son for this thuggish behavior. Instead, she condemns the good Samaritan who shot his ass dead as…
SAFEST PLACE IN IL: Illinois’ latest Concealed Carry numbers
[caption id="attachment_17119" align="alignnone" width="600"] A young lady after shooting her first "zombie shoot" at the DeWitt County Sportsman's Club. Yes, we know she had her finger on the trigger after shooting to bolt lock. It was her first time shooting reactive targets and she really enjoyed shooting an AR-style rifle.…
CHICAGO’S POLICE CHIEF IN TROUBLE: Black “leaders” want McCarthy fired
by John Boch Trust me: we have no love for Garry McCarthy. He's the hard-drinking (drunken?), streelight-shooting (while drunk), skirt-chasing (or so the rumor goes prior to his divorce/engagement) political hack hired to mismanage Chicago's police department. He's also the dim-bulb who said he'd encourage his officers to shoot first…
BLACK LIVES (DON’T) MATTER: 16-year-old girl’s family seeks answers in Baltimore
[caption id="attachment_17113" align="alignnone" width="640"] Arnesha Bowers courtesy WBAL. No girl deserves what happened to her.[/caption] There are so many lessons to be learned from one of the most heinous atrocities committed by America's criminal class in Baltimore in recent weeks as they've become emboldened by the local police adopting a…
HE WAS SUCH A GOOD BOY: Robber suffers a sudden and profound failure in victim selection
Tamon J. Stapleton, aged 18-years, was just turning his life around before heading off to an Ivy League college this coming fall to study quantum physics when he used a handgun with the serial number ground off to rob a Breadbox convenience store in Knoxville. Unbeknownst to Tamon, the female…
GUNNEWS MAGAZINE: Catching up & light posting explanation…
It's been light posting the past few days, but we'll tease you with a big part of the reason why: The July 2015 issue of GunNews is now done, albeit about 24 hours past the deadline. Pretty much everything got left behind while we finished it up. And the tease?…