Are you required to retreat from a violent confrontation outside the home?
[caption id="attachment_3168" align="alignnone" width="456"] Are you required to flee your home in the face of intrusion? No, not in Illinois.[/caption] By Paul Vallandigham, Esq. The laws in a few states require an innocent person to "retreat” from any place where the individual has a lawful right to be in to…
BREAKING: Gun grabbers pull the bills! THANK YOU activists! UPDATED…
[caption id="attachment_4421" align="alignnone" width="600"] It was a close call for gun owners in Illinois this week. Leftist Chicago Democrats nearly banned America's favorite rifle and all other semi-automatic firearms, along with pump-action rifles and shotguns and closed down most ranges in the state. And a great photo from REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic…
DENNY’S takes ‘Gun-free Zone’ to new extremes UPDATED
Yeah, I know they are known for poor service and even worse food. (Don't believe me? Google 'Denny's lousy service' and you'll get 281,000 hits. Google 'Denny's lousy food' and you'll get 9,220,000 hits!) Their new location in Champaign, IL fits that bill when my mom, my fiance and I…
ACTION REQUIRED: Guns, ranges, magazine restrictions advance.
SUMMARY: Last night, along party-line votes, the amendments to HB-815 and HB-1263 passed the Senate Health and Safety Committee. First, the good news: Todd Vandermyde says our calls are beginning to have some effect. We lost a battle against a stacked deck of Chicago Democrats, but "we're winning the war".…
The bills UPDATED
House Bill 815 UPDATE: Amendment in question House Bill 1263 UPDATE: A whole slew of Amendments for 1263 These are the two bills to watch for now. Ignore current contents and keep your eye on Amendments as they come online. John
Contact Committee Members NOW to stop these bans!
To Be Heard in Committee Today! Call these committee members NOW!! The IL State Senate is called to order this afternoon at 3:00 p.m.. They'll go directly to committee meetings. We're told that the proposed bill for Cullerton's firearm ban (and likely a separate magazine ban) will be heard…
Call now. Call right now. UPDATE: Mags are main target…
UPDATE: In talking with a number of sources it would seem: A magazine ban is the primary goal of this push by Cullerton and his merry band of gun-hating leftists. Sure, there's a gun ban going to be introduced and the gun haters are going to push it as…
Does Drywall Stop Bullets?
[caption id="attachment_3163" align="alignnone" width="560"] The drywall test panel used in this story.[/caption] Tech Time by Herb Schildt For years I have wanted to know if normal drywall (as used in houses) would stop various caliber bullets. This is an important question because it affects how one judges and responds to…
UPDATED: Illinois to introduce near total gun ban January 2nd
CALL NOW! According to the Illinois State Rifle Association CULLERTON TO INTRODUCE NEAR TOTAL GUN BAN ON JANUARY 2ND The ISRA has learned from a credible source that Illinois Senate President John Cullerton will introduce a so called “assault weapons” ban on Wednesday when the legislature returns for its…