Americans embrace guns!
You can deny reality, but that doesn't make it true any more than it does for a whining three-year-old's temper tantrum. Glenn Reynolds nails it in his USA Today column. "Americans Embrace Guns." This past weekend, the Tennessee Law Review held a symposium on "New Frontiers in the Second Amendment."…
Bigots and idiots self-identify on Facebook
Facebook offers a chance for people to self-identify as idiots and bigots. Witness these comments on the Chicago Tribune's Facebook page regarding their story about Illinois mailing the first batch of carry licenses. Dan Hensley Everyone PLEASE watch what you do around others in public! The slightest thing that could…
Obama: Guns, Ukraine and wagging the dog
Look for Obama to attack gun rights in America soon to distract from his abysmal weakness in dealing with Putin and the Russians over the Ukrainian situation.
WICD story on CCW license arrival
First, a shout out to Scott Bowyer for letting me know Channel 15 was looking for a license holder for the story. Channel 15, WICD Champaign, was looking for a CCW licensee today to do a story on "what's changed" since the license arrived. Heather Good from the station met…
EPIC FAIL: Staples kicks Moms Demand Action out of corporate HQ
[caption id="attachment_11388" align="alignnone" width="600"] Moms Demand Action never looked this good, even from the get go. Today, they are more like "Moms With Leprosy Demand Action".[/caption] Moms Demand Action's star is fading fast. The wholly Bloomberg-owned subsidiary of Michael Bloomberg and his Mayors Against Gun Ownership (or something like…
CHICAGO ISN’T SAFE: Think it’s just scumbags killing scumbags? Think again.
The Chicago Tribune has the story of a business owner and pillar of the community shot to death in Chicago. Chicago isn't safe, folks. Burn that into your minds. Chicago isn't safe. Chicago (Tribune) - The 66-year-old proprietor of a Gold Coast framing company was gunned down over the…
News to us: CSGV says GunsSaveLife threatens bloodshed against CT State Police
Found this in the spam filter. We're flattered they mentioned us, but clearly, money isn't buying reading comprehension among the employees working at CSGV. Here's the original text in the article cited: How long will it be before there is bloodshed over this law? We’re not sure, but we’re confident…
IGOLD is Wednesday! Come join us… Bus seats available!
Don't by shy. IGOLD - the Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day - is a fantastic, fun experience that makes quite an impression on legislators and political observers both in Illinois and beyond. Go. Really. Go. You'll be among thousands of your closest friends. And, from Valinda Rowe at Illinois…
Thinking about posting a “No Guns” sign: Watch this. …or not.
Dom Raso explains why keeping law-abiding gun owners out of private businesses is a mistake.
Latest kooky idea: Selling your home? Make it a “Gun Free” zone
Can you imagine something so kooky as posting your home that you're wishing to sell as a "gun free zone" where prospective real estate agents wishing to show your house, along with prospective buyers would be forbidden from carrying inside? From the Chicago Tribune: Late last week, ... the Illinois…