Violent attacks on campus at the University of Illinois… racial, random or both?
(GunNews) - The local mainstream media outlet, the News-Gazette published a huge front-page article about violence on campus last weekend (and then ran it online this Sunday), basically letting folks know that incidents like those we knew as Polar Bear Hunting attacks from 2010 are still going on and that…
PRODUCT REVIEW: Poor man’s power supply – Harbor Freight 800W genset
[caption id="attachment_1778" align="alignnone" width="528"]Photo courtesy hankswandering.com.[/caption] (GunNews) - Here’s a little genset that will provide portable power for anyone who’s considering a generator but doesn’t want to invest a lot of money. Harbor Freight has an inexpensive 800ish watt generator for $99. With their 20% off coupon that’s usually in…
Mexico does what Eric Holder and the Obama administration could not: Bring a killer to justice.
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="478"] Brian Terry.[/caption] Mexico does what Eric Holder and the Obama Administration could not: Bring a killer to justice. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican police detained a man accused of fatally shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent almost two years ago in Arizona in a botched…
NYPD has a firearms training problem.
First, NYPD cops shoot not one or two, or even three or four innocent bystanders while engaging the Empire State Building Shooter a couple of Fridays ago. No, they shot all nine, scoring direct hits on some and ricochets with the others. Sure, part of that was the heavy,…
Candid comments from the Democrat National Convention
We wrote earlier in the week about Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein pledging to reintroduce a ban on America's favorite rifle, the AR-15, and tens of millions of other semi-automatic rifles and pistols, along with full-capacity magazine bans and other stuff that's well outside what Americans want. Now, we're not big…
Chicago Isn’t Safe: High school football game stopped, cancelled after massive fight, stabbings, reports of gunfire
Another new normal with the new school year in Chicago. A brand new football stadium built is the sight of a massive brawl, reports of shots fired, stabbings and a huge police response. Just another Friday night in Chicago. [caption id="attachment_1863" align="alignnone" width="500"] Here's the new stadium the Chinese built…
Chicago Isn’t Safe: Loaded school bus raked by gunfire
[caption id="attachment_1855" align="alignnone" width="476"] A school bus transporting students to the " Our Lady of Guadalupe" school was hit by gunfire this morning as it picked up children in the 10600 block of south Calhoun. A bullet entered the bus through a driver side window, went through a seat and…
Sightmark “Sure Shot” Reflex Sight REVIEW
[caption id="attachment_1236" align="alignnone" width="350"]Sightmark “Sure Shot” Reflex Sight[/caption] PRODUCT REVIEW Reprinted from the Dec 2011 issue of GunNews. by John Boch (GunsSaveLife.com) - When you turn forty, the eyes just don’t work like they did when you were a teenager. Thankfully, technology in the form of reflex rifle sights have…
We’re flattered GLOCK USA reads GunNews…
(GunNews) - We hear from time to time how influential folks and gun aficionados in far away places read and enjoy our own GunNews each month. We’re flattered to discover that the folks at Glock USA in Smyrna, GA read our humble little publication. We discovered this when they notified…
Tom Shafer: GET OUT ALIVE!
Sangamon County Rifle Association Guest Speaker Tom Shafer Tom Shafer addressed the audience at our Independence Day meeting and talked about mindset and tactics to survive a critical incident. Shafer noted that most of the general survival books mention basic stuff like how to build a fire, but it seems…