BEWARE: Allegedly Illinois-approved CCW classes that are NOT|| UPDATED
UPDATE: We certainly don't have a lot of love for flim-flam artists who would defraud Illinois gun owners, but Equip 2 Conceal assured us this morning that they are neither flim-flam artists, nor looking to defraud Illinois gun owners. Chad Ward, Vice-President of Equip 2 Conceal, was very "concerned"…
Gov. Quinn drives more jobs away: LMT leaves Illinois for Iowa
Les Baer left the Illinois side of the river and settled in Iowa about five years ago. Today, gun maker Lewis Machine and Tool announced its departure from the Prairie State, taking 170 good-paying jobs with them. In fact, the owner, Karl Lewis, said he was very eager to…
CHICAGO ISN’T SAFE: 13 wounded in gangland attack in gun-free Chicago
Nothing good happens late at night. Especially in the gun control "utopia" of Chicago, where guns are banned outside the four corners of your home (and effectively still banned as Illinois isn't issuing any carry licenses yet) and gun control is still very pervasive and strict. Why was a…
CHICAGO aka Mogadishu on Lake Michigan: We’re #1
Yep. It's the human toll. Chicago is the nation's homicide leader for 2012 and they're doing a fine job working to retain that title for 2013. Sounds like a great place to vacation or travel on business, right? Yeah, we were just kidding about vacationing there. Unless you're looking…
The charges keep on droppin’: Cook County 103 dismissals and counting
First it was 20 people. Now it's over 100. And counting! Cook County has dismissed gun possession charges against 103 individuals and counting, thanks to the 9-0 Aguilar decision last week were the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Illinoisans have a right to bear arms outside the four corners of…
Jorge’s Wish
Grab a tissue. Dust front coming through. Jorge's Wish from Michael Kroh on Vimeo.
Illinois State Police update: They’re feeling the heat. UDPATEDx3 including TV news story!
[caption id="attachment_9296" align="alignnone" width="600"] Todd Vandermyde at the August 2013 Guns Save Life meeting in Rantoul, IL.[/caption] Todd Vandermyde gave me the lowdown last night and he posted some additional stuff this morning on where things are at with the Illinois State Police on the implementation of the new…
OPEN CARRY: When it’s too much of a good thing…
by John Boch by John Boch Open carry, or carrying an exposed handgun in a lawful manner, has its fans and its detractors. It’s kind of like Ford vs. Chevy. Or FN 5.7 vs. everyone else. I’ve practiced open carry plenty of times, everywhere from downtown Indianapolis to…
A “Moms Demand Lemonade” Dad freaks out over open carry; gets himself arresticated
[caption id="attachment_9279" align="alignnone" width="550"] Clue: Anyone carrying a gun in a holster is *probably* a good guy.[/caption] Helpful tip of the day from your nog-imbibing blogmaster: If you see some guy wearing a gun in a holster at your bank, don't pass a note to the teller with the word…
Dear Illinois State Police: Here’s what we recommend…
The Illinois State Police have stumbled badly in their efforts to approve instructors for the new Illinois Concealed Carry law. With over 1,000 applications sitting in their offices, they've approved twenty-three as of a moment ago. Less than two dozen - and none in the last week! They've approved exactly…