It’s time for an over-ride! Tuesday, July 9th!
State Senator Chapin Rose nails it on the head... And, for the record, Brandon Phelps has filed for a veto over-ride today. The governor's proposed scheme isn't even going to get considered... I wrote earlier today that Governor Quinn's asinine proposal was deader than dead. And indeed, it's just that.…
Quinn offers up gun control veto while Bloomberg endorses Quinn’s primary opponent
He did it. Governor "Jello" formally announced his amendatory veto of HB-183. It's comical. 1. I'm not going to detail the contents because it doesn't matter. Quinn's proposal is in full arrest, just as it was when he announced it. DOA doesn't begin to describe how dead it is. That…
Brits find some .22s in backyard, fear and hilarity ensues
From the land of the sheeple... Scared to death of something they know little about. Couple discover 7,500 machine gun, shotgun and pistol bullets in their back garden while weeding their pond Neil Tipping, 33, and Eleanor Mercer, 32, led police to haul in their garden Pair reluctant to…
Governor announces his pending amendatory veto
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced the framework of his coming amendatory veto of the right-to-carry compromise on Sunday in an interview which aired on Fox Chicago. Instead of displaying leadership on the issue of right-to-carry in Illinois after the December 2012 Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Illinois' prohibition…
ONE MILLION SERVED: Guns Save Life surpasses 1 millionth unique visitor
Guns Save Life was dumped by our previous service provider and moved to a new server in early January of this year. Since that date, we've been keeping an eye on our stats and yesterday, we passed the one millionth unique visitor to the website in less than six months.…
Dozens of shootings in Chicago, New York City: Common link? Strict gun control.
Chicago had two dozen wounded and a couple killed this past weekend. New York City had over two dozen wounded with three killed this past weekend. What do these cities have in common (aside from would-be gun grabber, nanny-state mayors?) How about some of the strictest gun control in the…
Attention Chicagoland folks: ISRA reports five local meetings to take up gun bans TONITE
From the Illinois State Rifle Association... They are doing great work covering the suburbs! If you live in or near any of these cities, your attendance is critical. Pick one, bring a friend or two and show up early. Two points to make right off the top: 1) Banning commonly…
IL Concealed Carry Course FRAUDS
John Krupa of Spartan Tactical Training Group sent this to me yesterday. I secured permission from him to reprint it. He's spot on. IL CCW frauds - This E-mail was forwarded to me today and has raised concerns that "instructors" are advertising IL CCW classes when in fact the…
IRS agents: More negligent discharges than intentional discharges
This should make you feel all warm and fuzzy. Internal Revenue agents fired more rounds negligently than intentionally with their firearms. Maybe the IRS should stick with accounting and leave the gun handling to police? (CNSNews.com) – Special agents at the IRS accidentally shot their firearms 11 times between 2009…
Bloomberg suggests ‘stop and frisk’ more for blacks
Even a broken clock is right twice each day. (NY Post) - Mayor Bloomberg claimed that people of color should be stopped and frisked more -- not less -- while whites are stopped too frequently. "I think we disproportionately stop whites too much and minorities too little. It's exactly the…