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In a single-sentence statement Thursday, pharmacy giant Walgreens joined Walmart, Kroger, CVS and others in asking customers not to open carry in their stores. Walgreens Statement Regarding Open Carry in Our Stores 05 September 2019 We are joining other retailers in asking our customers to no longer openly carry firearms…

[caption id="attachment_27800" align="aligncenter" width="778"] Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot kisses her wife after winning Chicago's mayoral race.[/caption] Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot won election as Chicago's Mayor earlier this year. Early into her term, she came right out and blamed the Chicago Police Department for the Windy City's persistent, pervasive violence problem.…

[caption id="attachment_27796" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Photo via BYU.edu[/caption] U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 86, now has malignant pancreatic cancer.  She just finished three weeks of radiation therapy, according to multiple  media sources.   There’s even a photo of a frail RBG leaning against a US Marshal as she entered her apartment. Here is the…

by John BochIn a recent meeting with some Illinois federally licensed gun dealers (now state-licensed as well), the Illinois State Police announced they would begin enforcing the “Section 24-4. Register of sales by dealer” under the Illinois Deadly Weapons statute. This section of the 720 ILCS 5/24-4 requires gun dealers…

In recent weeks the Illinois State Rifle Association announced a lawsuit challenging the new Illinois Gun Dealer Licensing Act.  The new law, passed last legislative session but signed by incoming Governor J.B. Pritzker through highly dubious parliamentary maneuvering was ripe for a challenge. ISRA filed the suit as an organizational…

Iowahawk blogger David Burge once famously tweeted that "Journalism is about covering important stories. With a pillow, until they stop moving." At least where the stories don't support the mainstream media's narrative or Democrats and their policies. Such is the case with Antifa's first mass murderer, Dayton shooter Connor Betts.…

When it comes to guns, Chuck Schumer, like most of his fellow Democrats in Washington, hasn't met a gun he doesn't want to ban. Now, as a further part of the anti-gun left's knee-jerk reaction to recent high-profile murder sprees, he wants to ban body armor, too. To quote Kurt…

While anti-gun hysteria continues after the El Paso and Dayton shootings, Chicago's traditionally bloody summer continues apace. Despite strict Illinois gun control laws, Murder City USA racked up another five dead and 46 maimed in mostly gang-related violence this past weekend. That includes a six-victim "mass shooting" on early Sunday…

Thanks to the wonders of social media, the  intellectual giants of Hollywood are able to grace us with their brilliant commentary on politics, current events and life in general. One of the most frequent topics of their missives -- particularly after a high profile incident like Gilroy -- is guns…

In the aftermath of two horrific shootings over one weekend, Vox is quite comfortable calling for what the anti-gun left has wanted in this country since the lat 1960's -- full-on gun confiscation. But let's be clear about precisely what kind of decision is letting events like this recur, most recently in Dayton and El…