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Today proved a trying day for the good guys in Springfield. Going into the day, we had a gentleman's agreement with Senate leadership to give the Suppressor Bill a free and fair vote on the Senate floor before the end of session. Senate President John Cullerton looks as…
If you have a Democrat Illinois State Senator, call them Monday and urge them to support SB-206. Make that call. Many of the Democrat senators are undecided and your calls and contacts will make a difference. We've got some Illinois State Senators in particular who need some iron supplements to…
CALL NOW. Call your Illinois State Senator - particularly if he or she is a Democrat. Ask them politely to call SB-206 for a free and fair vote on the Senate floor. Ask them to support the suppressor bill - "Mufflers for Guns". [Note: Earlier we had it as…
A video released yesterday by police in Arizona shows how suddenly things can go sideways in a Walmart store. Police responded to a man, Mitchell Oakley, 24, trespassing at a Walmart store. In an instant, all hell broke loose as Mitchell Oakley drew a gun and fired on the two…
Baltimore's losing cops due to retirements and resignations (and let's not forget, politically-motivated prosecutions). Now the police union has sounded the alarm to local media, calling it a "crisis" and "dire". Go figure. Decent people unwilling to risk their families' lives, and well-being in the risky job of policing neighborhoods…
Medium.com, the far left internet sewer announced the dismissal of a third of their employees. Unfortunately, the notice doesn't include the head honcho, the Twitter co-founder Ev Williams pictured above. Sadly (pass me a tissue, please), the blog will also close its NY and Washington offices as well. (New York…
Americans set plenty of gun sales records in 2016. Despite economic uncertainty, Americans bought guns at a record pace this year, with the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) processing a record 27.5 million inquiries. Each of those checks typically indicates the purchase of one or more firearms. …
The difference in how police see a bad guy at a crime scene will hinge on the evidence found. If there is no gun found, he'll be portrayed like the photo on the left. If police find all the evidence, he *might be* viewed as the picture above on…
It did not take long. A North Carolina Congressman proposed National Reciprocity legislation on the very first day of this new Congress. The very first day. And it's a great bill, supported by gun rights groups. Among its provisions: Allowing residents of "Constitutional Carry" states to carry with only a…
Rolling Stone Magazine, that bastion of crack journalism, has brought their investigative might to bear targeting self-defense rules. To that end, they show the smiling 13-year-old boy. Furthermore, they describe his killing as "reasonable" in the eyes of the NRA. Yes, Rolling Stone. The same Rolling Stone that today…