DEBATE #2: Obama wants to ban America’s favorite rifle!
[caption id="attachment_2609" align="alignnone" width="600"] President Obama.Photo from glittarazzi.com.[/caption] The Brady Campaign got its wish and last night, Candy Crowley, the host of the second presidential debate, picked a question on gun control, specifically: President Obama, during the Democratic National Convention in 2008, you stated you wanted to keep AK-47s out…
When trouble shows up, will you be ready?
[caption id="attachment_2598" align="alignnone" width="620"] Scene of a mass shooting in Bloomington early Sunday morning, October 16th.Photo by Pantagraph.com.[/caption] When trouble shows up, will you be ready? For people oblivious of their surroundings - in Condition White as Col. Cooper would say (or "unaware" in the NRA's scale of awareness)…
GUEST POST: Ask your local Democratic candidates if they’ll fire Michael Madigan
[caption id="attachment_2595" align="alignnone" width="400"] Speaker Michael Madigan.[/caption] We're posting a guest column from the We Are Illinois.org. Ask your local Democratic candidates if they’ll FIRE MADIGAN A recent survey of voters showed that Illinois House Speaker/Illinois Democratic Party Chairman/Father of the Illinois Attorney General, Mike Madigan has a public approval…
Critic: Guns Save Life is “a little too aggressive for my tastes”
[caption id="attachment_2589" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Guns Save Life faced a rash of vandalism of our pro-gun highway signs some years ago. Membership monies paid for the materials and volunteer labor put up a "double decker" set of signs. The new slogan, posted below the vandalized signs, stated:AS YOU CAN SEETHUGS SPRAY…
Nov 2012 GunNews is here early!
We're putting up the current issue of GunNews a little earlier then normal, in part because of the upcoming election. Download it and enjoy. To get your copy delivered to your mailbox (the dead tree version) each month, sign up for a membership in Guns Save Life. We defend your…
Tom Shafer: On Survivalism
[caption id="attachment_1848" align="alignnone" width="507"] Tom Shafer.[/caption] About a month ago, some old guy predicted the end of the world on May 21st. And when it didn’t end, he said he had the date wrong and it’s now in October. He’s milking this pretty good, especially since the October date will…
Chicago Tribune gives nod to Bambenek in 52nd Senate District.
[caption id="attachment_2581" align="alignnone" width="800"] John Bambenek, center, with Rodney Davis, left and Jim McGuire. John Bambenek garnered the Chicago Tribune's endorsement in the 52nd Senate District on Tuesday, Oct. 16th. Rodney Davis was also endorsed in his race for the 13th Congressional District by the Trib.Photo by News-Gazette.[/caption] The Chicago…
Gun banner types don’t work for free
Bitter over at Shall Not Be Questioned noticed an absence of Dennis Henigan from the Brady Campaign lineup at a liberal fete televised on C-SPAN. She thought that terribly disrespectful until after doing some digging, she discovered Dennis is now working for an anti-tobacco lobby group now. It would…
Riot preparations?
Our friends over at Second City Cop are reporting cancellation of time off for the period 24 hours before and after Election Day 2012 and speculation is that it's early preparation for potential unrest should President Obama be defeated in his re-election campaign. SCC also makes the note that…
10 Things every home should have for short-term survival
by Skip Coryell (Human Events.com) - A few weeks ago, the lights in my house flickered, came back on, then died. The temperature was 32 degrees outside, and it was getting dark fast. I live out in the boondocks and that happens a half dozen times a year. I’ve learned…