It's a good day in America. New Jersey's Chris Christie, clearly wishing to maintain his viability as a Republican presidential nominee intact, has vetoed the magazine ban passed in the Garden State's legislature. The Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, that state's NRA state affiliate, was quite pleased. …

    Illinois has decreed that rest stops are "NO GUNS" locations for card-carrying good guys with guns. That means bad guys can hunt there with impunity. As this one did at a conveniently posted "gun free zone" rest stop: PAW PAW (Pantagraph)  — Illinois State Police say they are…

  [caption id="attachment_12727" align="alignnone" width="620"] Rainy days are ahead for Target corporation with their alienation of gun owners today.[/caption]   Target today announced they're implementing a risky "no guns" policy, as announced today by the company's execs. The leadership team has been weighing a complex issue, and I want to…

[caption id="attachment_12721" align="alignnone" width="500"] Mayor Frank Jackson, arch enemy of civil rights for Cleveland's residents.[/caption] It's hard to believe a politician would use the issue of gun control to distract voters from their own failures at governing. In Cleveland, the low-information Mayor Frank Jackson wants to pass a new raft…

      UPDATE:  We have apologized to Dick Metcalf for the tone of this article, which was written before he responded to our request for comment.  For more on his side of the story at the Aspen Ideas Festival, visit here:  DICK METCALF RESPONDS, PART I: Admiration for GSL,…

  Seems that Target just wants to sell merchandise (while not trying to give away scores of millions of credit card numbers), and not be used as a pawn in political advocacy as they told Moms Demand Action to pack up their dog and pony show even before the event…

We've had a LOT of unique visitors this past quarter. We're not entirely sure who they are or where they are from, but unique visitors have grown from 888,000 in the first quarter to 4,474,000 in the second quarter.

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…