SHAMEFUL: Tribalism in America today
Glenn Reynolds nails it in a USA Today piece about the rise of tribalism seems to best describe what's happening in America today. ...Tribalism is the default state of humanity: The tendency to defend our own tribe even when we think it's wrong, and to attack other tribes even…
Wounded Warriors Project called legal scam as scandalous news spreads
Wounded Warriors Project earned our ire about a year ago when they made it clear they didn't want to partner with gun owners to help them fundraise. Or Christians (read on). More recently, they sued a tiny, all-volunteer "Help Indiana Veterans" group for calling them out on the…
Better news roundup
The best, first: I flew on a plane without going through security. It was amazing and no one died. AKA: Abolish the TSA. By Dylan Matthews December 30 at 12:49 pm (Washington Post) - On Friday morning, I flew on an airplane, and it was amazing. And there's no…
You need to know: Illinois’ new Gun Safety and Responsibility Act (HB1189)
[caption id="attachment_10367" align="alignnone" width="500"] Illinois' new "Gun Safety and Responsibility Act" is hardly a vicious animal.It's more like a neutered lap dog.[/caption] Illinois Gun Safety and Responsibility Act (HB1189) takes effect January 1st, 2014. The bill requires private Illinois residents to check on the validity of a prospective firearm…
Tab clearing: The bad, the worse and the ugly
Making the law-abiding into criminals: ALBANY, NY (Buffalo News) -– Nearly a year after passage of the state’s new gun law, dealer sales of popular AR-15 semiautomatic rifles have ended in New York, and arrest data shows that more than 1,000 gun-possession charges in New York City were boosted from…
Like we told you: January 2 is soft rollout for CCW licensing…
As we've mentioned for a couple of months now, the State Police are going to offer a "soft" roll-out of the CCW licensing website for the general public - *if* you have had LiveScan digital fingerprints taken - on January 2nd. We've inched forward on our own - as…
The irony: Chicago cops ordered to register all their guns
Oh, the irony. We like Chicago cops in general, but wouldn't urinate on the CAGE unit Chicago coppers if they were on fire. The irony in recent days is rich as the Chicago Police Department has ordered all Chicago cops to register their guns - both department-issued guns and their…
Governor appoints Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board members
Governor Quinn is going to pay these folks $37,571 a year to sit on the Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board to evaluate concealed carry applicants who are challenged by a local law enforcement officials. We expect that will probably come out to about minimum wage for the time they…
Obama’s “Justice” Department reacts to “Knockout” attacks as you might imagine
The Obama regime's so-called "Justice" Department, headed up by Eric Holder, has ignored "Knockout Game" attacks for years now. In recent days, they've announced they are getting involved in a "Knockout" case... not by charging any of the hundreds of attacks where young, black males attack other races... No, they…
Be Prepared: Wall Street guru recommends guns, ammo, food for disasters
In a complete shock to the gun-eschewing big-city bigots and gun haters across the nation, a top Wall Street advisor has recommended adding guns and ammo to the more typical preparedness supplies to allow his investors to better weather emergencies and disasters, including financial and social disasters. Further, he goes…