Local wilding attacker sentenced to 20 years
[caption id="attachment_3890" align="alignnone" width="638"] Dorian Donee Wills at the Champaign County Jail. His last stop before going to IDOC for a few years.Photo courtesy Champaign County Sheriff's Office.[/caption] Dorian Donee Wills, age 18, is a savage beast. He and his savage beast pals Ralph Gray, 18 and Anthony Davis, also…
Random Acts of Violence, not Kindness
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400"] Photo courtesy In the Spotlight Blog.[/caption] Random Acts of Violence, not kindness (GunNews) - The residents of Champaign County are once again witnessing the aftermath of a particularly vicious and senseless act of random violence in their community. Four teenage boys, just ‘children’ in the minds…
A discrete gun safe
By Tom Menner (GunNews) - You know how Subway sandwich shops stamp your lunch club card every time you buy a sandwich? When you card is full you get a free sandwich. What I need is a gun dealer who stamps my club card with every gun purchase then gives…
Good firearms instruction doesn’t stop at shot groupings
Miguel has a piece on firearm trainers at his "Gun Free Zone" blog that we believe the first paragraph in particular is outstanding. The importance of a good firearms instructor is not only in the bang-bang part. (UPDATED) I believe that we have a crop of less than desirable firearms…
Chicago has things covered!
Well, another weekend and another shooting in Chicago. The Chicago Tribune reports "Three injured in overnight shootings". How is this possible? Chicago does not have concealed carry, in fact their gun laws are the most strict in the country. Ignorant politicians and law makers will continue to…
Maximizing AR-15 reliability
John Boch Maximizing AR-15 reliability John Boch covered a number of topics in his presentation on maximizing the reliability of the AR-15 platform. First up, he talked about magazines. “Magazines don’t last forever,” Boch said. “The standard aluminum mil-spec mags have a 4000-round life expectancy.” It’s okay to buy used…
Merry Christmas (and Happy Hanukkah)
[caption id="attachment_3862" align="alignnone" width="800"] Merry Christmas![/caption]
High-drag, low-speed video of the day
[youtube]http://youtu.be/nZUP2dbQW8Q[/youtube] You want to learn poor gun handling skills? We've got a pretty decent video for you today! Charlie, our "instructor" shows us a lot of things. Let’s see if we can identify the red flags early on: 1. A home-made you-tube instructional video. 2. An “instructor” who doesn’t really…
Don’t be so quick to castigate Senator Trotter
[caption id="attachment_3845" align="alignnone" width="600"] State Sen. Donne Trotter, D-Chicago, listens as the pension reform plan is presented to the Senate Executive Committee Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (MICHAEL TERCHA/Chicago Tribune)[/caption] Introduction by John Boch Senator Trotter made a mistake forgetting about a gun…
Don’t forget to send Rod and George your Christmas Greetings!
Two staunchly anti-gun Illinois governors (the last two governors in Illinois, actually) are currently residing at Club Fed. Please don't forget them in your Christmas greeting card list! We recommend sending a photo of you enjoying your freedom (and freedoms) and a nice letter letting them know how nice it…