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…
Chicago isn’t safe: How bad is it? Mogadishu bad.
[caption id="attachment_2570" align="alignnone" width="600"] Chicago police at the scene of one of the many shootings in Chicago Sunday, October 14th.[/caption] How bad is it in Chicago? It's so bad the authorities don't even know how many people got shot. Or they can't keep up. Or both. The Chicago Tribune…
Olivia’s Story: One happy 7-year-old’s first shots ever
[caption id="attachment_1429" align="alignnone" width="642"] Young Olivia stands in front of the target showing results of her first shots with a real gun.[/caption] Olivia’s story by John Boch (Guns Save Life) - We had a little seven-year-old girl named Olivia at the Appleseed in Danville. She was from a family of…
ILLINOIS: Youth Hunt participants sought … FREE!
[caption id="attachment_2566" align="alignnone" width="572"] Young hunters.Photo from cottonwoodretrievers.com.[/caption] The Youth Hunt will be held on Sunday, Oct. 21 at Green Acres Sportsmens Club in Roberts. Time slots will be determined after we see how many kids sign up. Please make sure you send in your RSVP so we can…
OCCUPY MOVEMENT: Free Guns For All? Nah.
Originally published in November 2011, GunNews was one of the first publications to call into question the true motives of the so-called "Occupy" movement. Occupy Wall Street seemed to have its origins in bringing attention to the unlawful acts perpetrated by Wall Street banks and financial institutions. What have these…
A malfunction every 28 rounds… HiPoint C9
[caption id="attachment_2536" align="alignnone" width="512"] The Hi-Point C9.Photo from corelogik.com.[/caption] by John Boch Tim over at GunNuts Media has been reporting on his progress shooting his Hi-Point C9 and putting 2000 rounds through it, a few hundred at a time over the past few weeks. He completed his project. In…
All politicians should speak this plainly
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="658"] Senator Jim Tomes.Photo courtesy wepartypatriots.com.[/caption] By Tom Menner One of the best things that happened in November 2010 was Second Amendment Patriot leader Jim Tomes being elected to the Indiana State Senate. This would be the equivalent of electing Dr. Richard Klein, a former president of…