PEPSI: We didn’t do it!
Pepsi sent this to Robert Farago of The Truth About Guns after one of their eagle-eyed fans sent them a tip about Pepsico sponsoring Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly's anti-gun gab-fest at the Aspen Ideas Festival. It seems, taking their note on its face as valid and accurate, that Pepsico's…
Freedom marches on…
Freedom marches on in the USA as the number of Americans living in "May Issue" states has dropped dramatically with the Peruta decision. And thanks to Illinois last year, the "red" citizens - those living on non-issuing states - dropped to zero. From the Volokh Conspiracy, now at the…
Tactical Rifles sues Snipers Hide, user over forum post of critical review
Sniper's Hide, the online forum for true rifleman, is the subject of a lawsuit from custom riflemaker Tactical Rifles.net over a critical review by a forum member. In short, a gent from Georgia bought an $8,602 M-40 rifle in 6.5 Creedmor. You read that right. $8,602. And here's what…
IMPORTANT: New Illinois mental health reporting rules… Loose lips can cost your gun rights
With the passage of the new Firearm Concealed Carry Act, Illinois “qualified examiners” — physicians, clinical psychologists, school administrators, law enforcement official and others – are now required to report individuals who they believe pose a “clear and present danger” to themselves or others. And reportable behavior does not have…
Bloomberg’s MAIG/Moms Demand Action “School Violence Stats” farce
[caption id="attachment_11058" align="alignnone" width="420"] Moms Demand Action.[/caption] Thank you John Lott. Via FoxNews. They claimed that 44 shootings occurred in schools and colleges nationwide since the Newtown, Conn. massacre on Dec. 14, 2012 and Feb. 10 of this year. Out of the 44 shootings, a total of 28 died. To…
Happy ending: Armed robber warming up to sing soprano
[caption id="attachment_11055" align="alignnone" width="405"] Help! I shot my acorns off![/caption] From the "How did we miss this one!?" category (thank you Tom W and Kent J!), we bring you the story of a thug in Portland, OR who robbed a man and then shot his victim in the leg before…
Legislative / CCW update: Don’t fall for the posturing…
The Illinois State Journal-Register had a big Sunday article about legislators not wanting to "wait and see" with the new concealed carry law. Frankly, the article could have been titled, "Legislators posturing on new concealed carry law" and frankly, would have been more accurate. Here's a couple of bits from…
AWESOMENESS: Civilian Honor Flight over Arlington
Barack H. Obama has gutted the Air Force's budget to the point where they can't offer an honor flight for certain burial details at Arlington National Cemetery. Allen West found this, and wrote, "For those of you who think Big Government has all the answers, just take a few minutes…
CLASSY: Olympic athlete says he’s no hero; Heroes wear camo
(For The Win) - T.J. Oshie was quickly labeled as one of the American heroes of the Sochi Olympics with his clutch performance against Russia on Saturday. In an interview with Pittsburgh Tribune-Review columnist Dejan Kovacevic, he said he believed otherwise. Heroes, he reportedly said (via Kovacevic’s Twitter), is…
ENTERTAINING: Gov’t Motors pace car bursts into flames at Daytona
Yes, in front of tens of millions of fans watching nation-wide plus tens of thousands watching live at the event, the brand new Obama Government Motors pace car burst into flames. We're guessing it was one of Government Motors new electric cars or perhaps a bad day on the assembly…