VIDEOS to brighten your day: Great police chase, shots fired in Chicago
I've been really busy of late, and my co-posting assistants (or co-conspirators, if you want to call them that) haven't taken up any of the slack. Anyway, it's time to make your day a little sunnier and a little happier, with some videos. First up: A great police chase. It…
A TRIBUTE: Chicago St. Jude Police Memorial March
[caption id="attachment_12150" align="alignnone" width="672"] 1000s of Chicago police officers turned out in in dress uniform to march in the 82nd annual St. Jude Memorial Parade outside of Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday, May 4, 2014. The officers were there to honor the lives of fallen officers and their families.…
CHICAGO ISN’T SAFE: Violence up sharply, not down despite vigorous spin from McCarthy & crew
Reality is nothing like official media story delivered by Chicago Police Department Superintendent Garry "Streetlight Assassin" McCarthy and his public spokesmen minions. Let us compare the completely fictional claims of CPD with reality, shall we? After 4 months, fewer shootings but two more murders than 2013 (Sun-Times) - The first…
ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS OBJECTIONS: Bloomington, IL police have no formal policy on CCW objections
Bloomington, IL policehave filed a disproportionate number of objections to concealed carry license applicants who currently live or have listed an address in Bloomington during the past ten years. We're not sure why. ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS OBJECTIONS We do know Bloomington Police do not have a formal policy for evaluating…
CAN I GET A JOB THERE? Wounded Warriors average salary: $86,211
We had a request to revisit the Wounded Warriors Project financials as they continue to pursue continued legal action against the founders of "Help Indiana Veterans", a charitable non-profit that assisted wounded Indiana veterans and their families with their needs. Well, Help Indiana Veterans helped Indiana veterans until Wounded Warriors…
GOOD JOB: Good Samaritan CCW holder interrupts violent robbery
A good Samaritan interrupted a violent would-be purse snatching in Houston Monday. The robbers were caught and held at gun point by a concealed carry licensee until police arrived moments later. The purse's owner was okay after nearly being run over and dragged by the getaway car. All of this…
GOOD VERDICT, BAD SHOOT: Jury convicts in MN home invader case
[caption id="attachment_12109" align="alignnone" width="460"] Byron Smith.[/caption] Two kids break into a man's house and are shot dead. Sounds like a clear-cut case for self-defense, right? At first blush, yes. But not in this case. In Minnesota, a man laid in wait for burglars to break into his home. Nothing terribly…
FAILED TALISMAN: FedEx “NO GUNS” signs fail to repel rampaging lunatic
Kennesaw, GA was the location of a shooting rampage today. Some of you probably remember Kennesaw as the town that mandates homeowners own firearms for self-defense. After passing that measure a couple of decades ago, the town saw their crime rates plummet dramatically and to this day they have the…
Shannon Watts gets owned… again.
When he told her who he was, "Ms. Watts had a considerable change in demeanor". LOL. Can't wait to get my picture taken with her! From Facebook: Slide Fire Solutions, Inc. Slide Fire Design Director Todd Kauranen made a special trip away from the 2014 NRA show to thank Mrs.…