ANOTHER VICTORY: NRA, ISRA, IllinoisCarry score another victory for concealed carry in IL
As we reported a couple of days ago in another story (but probably should have headlined it on its own), the Illinois State Police have in recent days announced new emergency rules granting limited due process rights to individuals who have had their concealed carry license applications subject to local…
ALL HAT, NO CATTLE: Obama talks tough but prosecutions plummet
[caption id="attachment_12973" align="alignnone" width="512"] President Barack Hussein Obama, aka President Symbolism over Substance, uses children as props to promote his jihad against guns, along with Vice-President Joe "the Buffoon" Biden.[/caption] The Washington Times today is headlining that federal gun prosecutions by the U.S. Justice Department have plummeted 25% since…
BERETTA II: Beretta dismissed move to West Virginia because of Joe Manchin
Consequences. That's what people are feeling in their efforts to keep or land Beretta USA. First, Beretta announced their plans to leave Maryland because of that state's newly enacted gun bans and restrictions. Now, a letter surfaces telling why the state of West Virginia was dropped from deliberations for future…
AWESOME: North America’s largest flagpole: 400′ tall in Sheboygan, WI
Acuity Insurance in Sheboygan, WI has completed their "Tallest US Flag" project and held the dedication just last month. They now fly a four-story tall American flag 400 feet above the ground to celebrate freedom. Watch the video. It's six minutes of awesome. It's held in place by…
DISASTER PREP EXPO: Preparedness Expo coming to Clinton, IL on August 9th.
On Saturday, August 9th, the DeWitt County Sportsmen's Club will be hosting the 5th Annual Disaster Preparedness Expo at their facility located six miles east of the Clinton, IL city limit on IL Route 10. Hours are from 9am - 5pm, with hourly presentations both inside the clubhouse and…
BLOOMBERG MOMMIES FAIL: Niles, IL approves gun store & indoor range
A couple of weeks ago, Mayor Bloomberg's Mommies Demanding Action were unable to sway the Niles, IL Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals to stop the zoning approval for a new gun shop and indoor shooting range in that village. That meeting was an arduous four-hour event - thanks…
COSTLY: Berretta announces its departure from Maryland
Beretta USA announced its plans to move its entire production line to the state of Tennessee in 2015, citing Maryland's anti-gun political climate and the Old Line state's recently passed gun ban legislation. From their press release: “While we had originally planned to use the Tennessee facility for new equipment…
TOLERANCE: Daily Kos author profiles gun owners as obese high school dropouts with a low IQ, who smoke and get pregnant as teenagers
Tickle a prog and you'll find a bigot. Sometimes you don't even have to tickle them to discover their prejudice. Bigotry against guns is like bigotry against races: It's a learned behavior. The Daily Kos is doing their best to promote bigotry against guns in Mr. Jim Anton's hate-filled screed…
AK-PATTERN RIFLES: Prices surge thanks to salesman Barack
The great gun salesman Barack Obama had gone off and done it again. Just when business was beginning to calm down at gun stores nationwide, Obama and his regime announced last week that through executive action, he was placing an import ban on the Kalashnikov Concern, makers of AK-pattern rifles…
BOONDOGGLE: IL AG seeks to remove CCW licensing appeals from courts
Illinois' Attorney General Lisa Madigan is frustrated by more than the fact she's isn't the nation's best looking attorney general. She's also crabby about two hundred plus individual appeals of Illinois Concealed Carry License denials that have swamped local circuit courts and left her office stretched thin defending the denials.…