Month: June 2017

At the NRA National Air Gun Championships

The National Rifle Association held their annual National Air Gun Championship this year in Bloomington, Illinois. For two days, the best of the best of America's air gun shooters came to Central Illinois Precision Shooting range to battle it out on May 27-28th. Nineteen shooters made it through a series…

KRAV MAGA: Up close and personal

We’ve trained in using situational awareness to avoid bad guys.  For many of us, we also have training in using a firearm safely and effectively to save our lives.  However, what happens when a bad guy gets within your reactionary gap?  Krav Maga – “contact combat” in Hebrew – provides…

UNWELCOME: Chicago-style culture less tolerated outside of Chicago

Nothing good happens after midnight, especially when adding alcohol into the mix.  Just that happened last weekend in Champaign (that's "downstate" for Chicagoland residents).  A large group of people began tussling in downtown Champaign's entertainment district at about 1:30am.  Entertainment really means bar district, for those leading sheltered lives.  The crowd…

GOT YOURS? Peace of Mind is a Newly-Armed Spouse

The majority of Americans recognize that firearm ownership provides real protection from criminal attack. Increasingly, women have come to embrace the empowerment of both gun ownership and concealed carry in their daily lives. Yes, the fairer sex still lags behind in tooling up. However, women represent the fastest growing group of gun owners.…