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Chicagoland is just a little safer this week, thanks to some good police work. Thank goodness for small favors. First up: Deathray's crew gets busted Deathray - yes, that's right, "Deathray" - and his compatriots decided to pull a home invasion and steal from party-goers in Will County. [caption id="attachment_6548"…
Philadelphia Mayor Suggests Magazine Article on Race Relations Isn’t Protected by the First Amendment Eugene Volokh (Volokh Conspiracy) - Philadelphia magazine published an article called Being White in Philly, with the subtitle, “Whites, race, class, and the things that never get said.” Apparently the Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter,…
Making our Schools Safer From Violence by Michael T. Charles, Ph.D. MPA March 2013 Introduction The Connecticut school massacre of late has brought school safety back to national attention, and a vigorous and heated debate has ensued. Those on the left, under the guise of being…
The Illinois State Rifle Association commissioned a poll of real gun owners, and asked a few questions of them. What are the survey results of the 4500 gun owners polled over two days? "No less than 99%" oppose banning America's favorite rifle, the AR-15. 98% oppose arbitrary magazine limits. 99%…
Marcus Hook mayor probed in gun incident at his home (Philadelphia Enquirer) - He was a guest at President's State of the Union address just a year ago. Now, he is under investigation for allegedly shooting a gun in his house and giving alcohol to a 20-year-old whom he threatened…
Via Facebook: Apparently Gov Hickenlooper has announced that he will sign HB 1224 on Wednesday. We were asked for our reaction, and here is what we said: We have said all along that based on the legal problems and uncertainties in the bill, as well as general principle, we…
(NY Daily News) - It is three months since the killings in Newtown, since 20 children and six adults were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School less than two weeks before Christmas. And as bad as the story was, and will always be, it is even worse than…
(CBS) — It was stunning for those who watched Thursday night as federal agents investigated a possible nuclear threat at Chicago’s Ogilvie Transportation Center. CBS 2′s photojournalist Lana Hinshaw-Klann happened to be at the scene and used a cell-phone camera to record agents in action. Reporter Dave Savini looks into…
Cook County has seen an explosion of surveillance cameras in public, but the same county is not at all keen to have the "little people" recording law enforcement there. So, they arrested the lowly citizens making recordings and tried to put them through the wringer. Well, that didn't work so…
by John Boch GSL Defense Training Illinois remains, for the time being, a disarmed state and as such, the single best weapon you can carry with you is your situational awareness. Bad guys like people who aren’t paying attention. They make great victims. We sometimes refer to those unaware people…