ISP Emergency Rulemaking on Gun Registration, version 2.0 UPDATE
The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules is meeting on January 16th to take a look at the latest proposed rules from the Illinois State Police reference gun registration. We are pleased to report that while the final proposal is not finished, we believe there have been some positive proposed changes…
POLITE YOUNG MAN GETS MORE POLITE AT GUNPOINT IN CHICAGO: Polite carjacker meets Armed American… lands in police custody
Chicago Police solve precious few carjackings. Sometimes they catch bad guys behind the wheel of 'jacked rides, but they usually charge them with Criminal Trespass To Motor Vehicle (CTTV). But on incident last week, CPD got their man. In fact, the only thing that (alleged) aspiring carjacker Darrius Berry didn't…
NEED MORE INFO: Pre-teen girl’s biological dad shoots ‘step-father’ accused of serial rape of the girl
If the sex abuse allegations prove true, Houston prosecutors will have a hard time finding a jury of twelve to convict a biological father of shooting his pre-teen daughter's step-father. The daughter passed a note to her mom that the mom's boyfriend/husband was repeatedly sexually assaulting her. She also told…
DOWNTOWN CHICAGO: Terrorists – or terror wannabes – all dressed to kill in Downtown Chicago
As if your run of the mill criminals rampaging through downtown Chicago wasn't enough to keep you away, we have a new, improved threat. Check out this duo of outstanding individuals. At the very least I'd describe them as a bit intimidating. Now, I don't know them from Adam, but…
New Gun Blog featuring Mr. Boch as writer: Shooting News Weekly
Shooting News Weekly debuted last Thursday as a new firearms blog. It's a new venture by the Outdoor Wire Network. They're launching this new blog with former long-time The Truth About Guns editor Dan Zimmerman at the helm. Shooting News Weekly remains a new venture and is just a baby…
Deobra ‘Superman’ Redden back in court today… under a lot heavier security
Remember "Superman" Deobra Redden, the 30-year-old violent offender who attacked a judge by playing "Superman" the moment she started to sentence him to prison in an earlier case? The guy who gave the judiciary a little taste of the violent offenders they release out onto the streets on a…
US Supreme Court DENIES Caulkins Certiorari application
In an action sure to have lowered blood pressure at IL Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office and also the Governor's office, the US Supreme Court today denied Dan Caulkins' application for certiorari in his gun lawsuit challenging Pritzker's PICA gun and magazine ban. It by far was not the only…
Letter to the Editor: ‘No Cash Bail’ law yields violent thug shot deader than an organ donor
Recently, we had an incident in our quiet little hamlet of Leland Grove, IL. It seems our neighbor just three doors away arrived home to find his house burglarized. Leland Grove Police and the Sheriff’s K-9 unit responded and located the intruder sleeping in the homeowner’s bed. After fighting with…
CAMPAIGN SEASON HAS BEGUN: Joe Biden says ‘It’s all on the ballot’
It's all on the ballot this fall. And if ol' Joe says it's true, well then it must be true. 25 seconds you won't want to miss. Why, you might even watch it three or four times like I did. Joe Biden: Decency is on the ballot! pic.twitter.com/20UHXfIHin — Western…
GSL’s weather-related meeting cancellation procedures…
Guns Save Life holds monthly meetings at almost a dozen cities across Illinois now. We see there's one heckuva storm system coming into Illinois later this coming week, so we thought it a great time to remind everyone of our meeting cancellation thoughts and procedures. Updated info on the impending…