Oh, bless their hearts—the Chicago City Council is gearing up for its big dramatic vote on February 18, because apparently nothing says "sanctuary city" like turning the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) into the official ICE-snitch patrol. It's true. WTTW has it. For the TL;DR crowd:  COPA's shiny new…

Wirepoints has an outstanding piece about the political assassination of Judge James R. Brown.  While most of America is rejecting cancel culture, it's alive and well in many parts of the Land of Pritzker, but especially in deep blue cesspools like Cook County. Those in leadership there LOVE to talk…

Knives aren’t toys—they’re silent, cheap, and brutally efficient killers. In the hands of someone who knows what they’re doing, a blade can slash your throat or sever an artery before you even register the glint of steel. Worse? Even a complete amateur waving a $2 steak knife from the kitchen…

by Dick Fairburn (GSL) - You might have heard that on January 5th the National Rifle Association of America filed a lawsuit against the NRA Foundation, Inc. I have seen some accounts in gun-related postings to the effect – “The NRA is suing Itself?” A bit of history … The…

CWB Chicago gives us the latest bit of Chicago-style crime...   Today it's the classic Chicago welcome package: one free "diversity" lesson, delivered via fists and felony vibes, no RSVP required. Today's star:  Shubham Patil, 23, fresh(ish) from India, studying cybersecurity at Roosevelt University—because nothing says "secure future" like commuting on…

by John Boch The fine folks at Rocky sent me a new set of boots for me to evaluate last October. I’ve worn the “Ultra Ops” Public Service Boots now for almost three months through snow, sleet, rain, ice and mud. Not only do they look great after my “torture”…

by John Boch We originally ran a version of this after-action report on John Murphy’s “Street Encounter Skills and Tactics” class in June 2024. John Murphy is bringing the class back, rebranded as “Just Get Home” to Central Illinois at the DeWitt Co. Sportsman’s Club on May 23 & 24.…

Yet another case shows the utter failure of so-called "criminal justice reform" in Illinois, Team Soros Cook County prosecutor Kim Foxx, along with the day-drinking political leadership of our state and the often political hack judges they slip into office in Chicagoland. Meet Isaac Corona (pictured above) —a vile, irredeemable…

GSL has some great speakers.  Some educate, some entertain and some do both.  We had one of those last month in Decatur when we welcomed George Alarm to talk about who's minding the ammo fort when you're out enjoying life...  Here it is. Look, fellow GunNews and GSL website readers: …

In a move that reeks of desperate grandstanding and peak performative politics, Chicago Moron Mayor Brandon Johnson—ever the self-anointed crusader against anything resembling actual law enforcement—signed his laughably named “ICE on Notice” executive order over the weekend. This masterpiece of virtue-signaling directs Chicago's already overstretched police department to play detective…