MEGASPORTS: With friends like these, who needs the Brady campaign
We found this post today at Second City Cop, where one of their readers wrote in about a very unpleasant experience they had, which is on par with others we've read about of late: I was just at Mega Sports in Plainfield. I live just inside the Cook County…
ONLY IN GUN-FREE ZONES: Celebration in Chicago turns bloody
A party at a private club in Chicago turns into a bloodbath as seven people are shot, including a 19-year-old woman shot multiple times. Stories like this don't happen elsewhere in Illinois where guns aren't effectively banned to the common person. In fact, just a half-hour west of Chicago, in…
Why do we have to grovel for our rights?
A regular Joe shows up to plead his case for freedom and liberty in Connecticut, and does a fine job. While some gun control advocates might wish to say this is an unusual occurrence, we know it's just one of many. You know, Mayor Bloomberg wishes he had regular Joes…
New York set to pursue gun violations as Nazis pursued Jews in WWII
New York to launch gun snitch line Thirty pieces of Cuomo's silver is $500 In German-occupied regions in World War II, the Nazis offered rewards to people who informed on the location of Jews in hiding. (Eyewitness to History) - ...It was posted that the penalty for hiding Jews is…
HEROISM: Eight stories from Iraq
The Washington Free Beacon brings us eight amazing stories of heroism from Iraq, where American valor seems to be a common virtue. Here's one of the eight. Take a moment to view the other remarkable stories. Outside a house of insurgents, and facing casualties, Cpl. Javier Alvarez moved toward…
A tale of two cities: Chicago and Houston
Similar sized cities with a lot in common. Until you get to gun availability, temperature and homicide rates. Gun control activists' conclusion: Cold weather causes murders. Hat tip to Tom Immel.
UPDATE from Springfield: Your calls are making a *big* difference!
[caption id="attachment_6568" align="alignnone" width="600"] A pissed-off Acevedo reacts to his pet freedom-robbing gun control going exactly nowhere earlier this year. Todd Vandermyde is pictured to the left of Acevedo.[/caption] Update from the NRA's man in Springfield, Todd Vandermyde, through ISRA... Another day, another debate. Yesterday the house spent…
X-Ring Custom adding staff
[caption id="attachment_6565" align="alignnone" width="550"] X RING CUSTOM team (L to R) - Shawn Light, Travis Jordan, Hallie Konczak, Debbie Clark, Dave Clark, & Scott Metcalf[/caption] Pictured - X RING CUSTOM TEAM (L to R) - Shawn Light, Travis Jordan, Hallie Konczak, Debbie Clark, Dave Clark, & Scott Metcalf X RING…
Georgetown (IL) is getting a new range!
Good news! It's official -- Georgetown, IL is getting a new range! Some of our GSL family approached the board seeking guidance and advice to supplement their own planning on getting a range off the ground in Georgetown, a small community a about 12 miles south of Danville. The…
Feel-good story: Cops, with assist from doorman, rescue baby
Kudos to a couple of Chicago's finest for doing the right thing to save a baby, after being notified by a doorman across the street. (Chicago Tribune) - Four-month-old Jordyn Rose was baptized Sunday at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral. But on Saturday, she was rescued in a different…