We could also probably title this, "Should have been a defensive gun use" story. Scenario:  So you're wandering through Walmart waiting for your oil change or simply browsing and you noticed a young man with an aluminum baseball bat. A moment later, you hear a "klink" as the bat hits…

[caption id="attachment_12695" align="alignnone" width="672"] Chicago Police investigate the scene of the fatal shooting of a 54-year-old male in the 6500 block of South Sangamon Street in recent days.[/caption] The "no snitch" culture is alive and well in the inner city regions of Chicago, as 42 people were shot over the…

[caption id="attachment_12689" align="alignnone" width="640"] Champaign, IL tackles Chicago-like violence in recent days with a march, prayers and talk against violence. It will take more than this to stop gang violence in the city. Photo by the News-Gazette.[/caption]  by John Boch Chicagoland-style violence is rearing its head in the downstate Illinois…

Ugh. Hat tip to Gateway Pundit / Progressives Today. Arguing, “if they find it, they’ll play with it,” the narrator implores parents to, “always lock up your guns.” If they were *really* concerned about child safety, there are lots of other common causes of childhood injury and death to address…

Chicago and the University of Illinois Chicago have been paying perfectly good money for the anti-gun "Ceasefire" organization to hire convicts, scumbags and gang banging thugs to "mediate" potential criminal violence in the Windy City. Translation:  Here's some money.  Stay out of trouble please. They've hired guys who were arrested…

A gent formerly from North Carolina shared his story of surviving a violent home invasion while stationed at Ft. Bragg.  The incident happened in May 2012. He posted his recollection of what happened in a thread at AR15.com. Castle Doctrine, huh... Well my story has been posted a few times…

We published the story earlier this week of some violence-seeking gun control fanatics who were advocating violence against peaceable Americans - merely because they exercised their Constitutional rights. Here's what she wrote:  “So what line has to be crossed in the good old U.S. of A. before we start mowing…

  [caption id="attachment_12664" align="alignnone" width="300"] Richard Pearson.[/caption] BUILDING BRIDGES   by Richard Pearson Executive Director Illinois State Rifle Association A 30-something suburban Chicago man approached me recently and expressed his frustration that, although he and his family are eager to learn to shoot, opportunities to become involved in shooting seem…

For those of you who have already taken your Illinois concealed carry classes (and those who haven't), we've got a video for you. It's hard to watch.  A young mother is attacked by another person (turns out it was another woman) who pummels her viciously, and then threatens to beat…

The Violence Policy Center has sent out another (yet another) email to their supporters asking them to make a donation to the VPC to help them stay afloat. Seems the coffers are running a little low/thin/sparse. Check out the verbiage.  Ignore for a moment how many people were killed in…