TARGETED DETERRENCE: Would-be burglar shot in legs
Some years ago, during an upswing in riots somewhere in America, I read a piece from a guy who owned a store. His strategy if the mob came to loot his store was to take his 10/22 and shoot a couple of the first intruders in the upper legs. The…
Henry Repeating Arms now has *revolvers*
Henry Repeating Arms, famous for their high-quality lever-action rifles, has a new product in their stable. They're bringing out a couple of models of revolvers called the Big Boys. Each are chambered in .357. Frankly, they don't seem especially sleek or sexy, but they no doubt work or Henry wouldn't…
GOING WOKE? FoxNews increasingly looks a lot like CNN & MSNBC when it comes to guns
Well, it's not just guns, but for gun aficionados, we notice it more and more. Lee Williams takes FoxNews to task in a report on the fake news FoxNews is trotting out, especially after murder atrocities. By Lee Williams It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between FOX News…
LAME DUCK: Tammy Duckworth quacks for more gun restrictions for the law-abiding
Illinois' infamous back-bench US Senator Tammy Duckworth doesn't have a leg to stand on when it comes to gun control. All she has is fear, emotions and virtue signaling to her radical base. That and preening for a promotion into the Biden Administration or a successors possible cabinet. She's probably…
APRIL 19th FOID lawsuit oral arguments postponed… Looking at rescheduling in June
Not so great news from Sangamon County courts Thursday. Judge Maurer has suffered a medical emergency and is unavailable for next week's hearing. We're trying to get a date for early June to get this heard as soon as possible. Keep the faith, folks. Keep the faith. It'll be here…
REAL WORLD: Have skills besides the gun, because sometimes empty-handed defense is appropriate… Reparations seeker gets a fist full
Some folks don't respond to de-escalation. They're used to getting what they want and they're not afraid to intimidate people, physically, to get what they want. Take a woman who wanted to walk out of an Ohio Target store with over $1000 in merchandise without paying for it. Why? The…
Another hot take on yesterday’s federal court hearing on the Gun Ban
Greg Bishop talked about yesterday's federal court hearing in the Southern District of Illinois on his radio show this morning. It's definitely worth the time to watch. Included are not only Bishop's down-the-middle commentary, but also clips of an interview with Thomas Maag. And Todd Vandermyde. In fact, Thomas Maag…
ANALYSIS! Federal Court hearing in gun ban case today in Southern District of Illinois Federal Court
Today marked the long-awaiting oral arguments in the four big challenges to the gun and magazine ban signed into law by Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker on January 10th. A couple of big observations: First and foremost this was a huge, high-profile case and guess who was nowhere to be…
ORALS TODAY! Kwame tries desperately to resurrect ‘interest balancing’; federal court judge skeptical
Today was the date we've all been waiting for since back in late January when we filed the legal challenge to JB Pritzker's gun and magazine ban. The hearing was initially planned to last about two hours. It ran closer to 3.5 hours and the state got an overwhelming majority…