Cougar attack in East Central Illinois
From Facebook: Cougar attacked a horse on 1488 & Kickapoo Rd., which is near where I live. Friends and neighbors in our area, please beware.... This cat has been spotted on my neighbor's property and is responsible for the death of at least one of their rheas. The horse…
Meet the new face of gun ownership ;-)
Is gun ownership stagnating? Anti-gun folks and the big, mainstream media would have you believe that a shrinking pool gun owners are buying all these guns and ammunition of late. Yeah. Just like they would have you believe Barack Obama supports your right to own a gun. (Sarcasm off). Well,…
Who is quieter: SEAL or Ninja? Kid gets his answer…
(Blue Star Fam) - Walker Greentree wants to be a SEAL when he grows up. Or a ninja. It depends on the day. He's turning 7 in October so that explains a lot. But he's smart as a whip. He comes from a military family and he's a member…
News roundup! School apologizes about NRA shirt, more…
Remember Haley from yesterday? Well, it looks like the school administrators heard from lawyers, who probably briefed them on some of the settlements and judgements received by students in other school districts throughout America who were forced to remove their NRA t-shirts. ANAHEIM HILLS (CBSLA.com) — A high school…
Chicagoland low-information political hacks fearmongering on concealed carry licensees
CHICAGO (NWITimes) | Cook County officials are concerned people who are not qualified to carry firearms will inadvertently be issued state permits allowing them to carry weapons for self-defense. Perish the thought someone might be able to carry a 'weapon' for self-defense! At stake is the fact that Illinois State…
SCARY STUFF: Assailant takes fatal hit, but remains combat effective
Portland (KGW) - Police released a video Thursday of a rapid-fire shootout that occurred on Interstate 84. Oregon State Police released dramatic dashboard camera footage of an officer-involved shooting on August 29 that killed 34-year-old John Van Allen II. Allen, a military veteran, was taking his three children on…
No arrests have been made in Effingham gun sign theft case
No arrests have been made in the case of stolen gun show signs in Effingham. Earlier, we had identified Larry Micenheimer as the suspect and said he had been arrested. That is incorrect. There have been no arrests and the case has been turned over to a special prosecutor. We…
Shepard hearing didn’t go well this morning…
[caption id="attachment_9627" align="alignnone" width="600"] Justice Posner.[/caption] It looks as though the hearing seeking immediate relief before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals fell flat on its face today. We'll have more as it becomes available.
California school orders removal of NRA t-shirt, saying it “promotes gun violence”
ANAHEIM HILLS (CBSLA.com) — A student at a high school in Anaheim Hills said administrators ordered her to change out of a T-shirt that promoted the National Rifle Association. Sophomore Haley Bullwinkle said when she wore her NRA shirt to Canyon High School last month, she…