by John Boch We, as gun owners, are winning the cultural war against those who would legislate away our right to keep and bear arms. These do-gooders who seek to render us defenseless “for our own good” would, in reality, only be inadvertently setting us up to recreate past tyrannies.…

[caption id="attachment_10004" align="alignnone" width="720"]A Facebook post at the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. Their supporters' comments belie their deep-seated bigotry.[/caption]   Miguel over at "Gun Free Zone" posted a colossal gem of gun control advocates' bigotry late Friday. Oh, and the gun grabber bigotry continues unabated. It's a family photo…

by Fred Kubicek (November 14) - Yesterday I spent an incredibly cold and windy day completing the final 8 hours of the Illinois mandatory conceal carry training. Prior to that time I had completed the NRA’s Personal Protection In The Home Course, which consisted of two days of lectures and…

There's a story that began floating yesterday that an Illinois residents turned away FEMA people from their tornado-ravaged town. Glenn Beck reported it on his radio show and on The Blaze website. He didn't mention the town. We, as residents of Central Illinois, know the two towns hit hardest this…

The Chicago Sun-Times stepped off the reservation and reported on how Cook County judges are ignoring state sentencing guidelines and laws, letting young felons committing violent, forcible felonies off with a slap on the wrist. It's one of the many reasons Chicago Isn't Safe.  Not even for college students who…

    Three men and a woman, all reputed illegal aliens, forced entry on an apartment in Columbus, Ohio Wednesday evening. The homeowner, a 69-year-old Viet Nam vet, turned to his trusty Government Model .45 and fired shots at the invading quartet, perforating two of the male armed intruders. One…

Farmers and teachers don't make good NRA instructors? So says a man who claims to reporters that he's a "skilled former service member of the U.S. Army Special Forces and has trained over 5,000 soldiers and counter terrorist team members in a variety of environments from the mundane to many…

From the November 2013 issue of GunNews. by John Naese Illinois has finally passed a carry law, and you (I hope) are busily getting your ducks in a row. You’re obtaining or choosing a firearm; you’re getting a quality holster or other means of discreetly carrying; you’re getting the required…

What kind of sickos would create a video game to recreate the Sandy Hook massacre? Ones that are opposed to gun rights and self-defense, that's who.  Once again proving that gun control activists are the lowest of the low when it comes to despicable human beings. (National Review) - A…

Implementation issues have been the main topic of news relating to Illinois’ new Firearms Concealed Carry Act.  There are also a couple of potential mine fields to avoid for prospective licensees.   Fingerprints. Illinois is going to require fingerprints for applicants seeking an Illinois concealed carry license, either in the…