Rep. Steve Cohen (Dishonest-TN), recently proclaimed in a House Judiciary Committee meeting that defensive gun uses are a figment of ammosexuals’ fevered dreams. He said, “Show me a case, please…where a good man or woman with a gun protected and stopped the use of a weapon. That canard doesn’t occur. That just…dog won’t hunt.” … Read more
A good guy with a gun sprang into action over the July 4th holiday weekend when he witnessed a gunman shooting multiple people in the Austin section of Chicago. According to the Chicago Tribune, a gunman shot three individuals that were standing in an alley at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Sunday. A 45-year-old woman named … Read more
It’s always a good idea to approach in-person sales transactions with strangers with caution. A Chicago woman found out why when she met with a 14-year-old girl to complete the sale of an item (police didn’t reveal what the item was). When the two met up, the girl pulled out a pellet gun and hit … Read more
In spite of the city’s notorious opposition to civilian handgun ownership, some of the most picture-perfect firearm self-defense stories these days come to us from Chicago. Take for example the time a 63-year-old Chicago man kneecapped an attacker who threatened him with a fake gun. This past New Year’s Eve, a 29-year-old Chicago concealed carrier shot … Read more
When your town has the volume and reputation for gun crime that Chicago has worked so hard to earn, people tend to take a closer look at what happens there. And no one examines Chicago violent crime like heyjackass.com. They do impressive work slicing and dicing the Windy City’s crime stats. From looking at their … Read more
After a hell of a long fight, concealed carry was finally legalized in the Land o’ Lincoln back in 2013. It’s not quite as easy to get a permission slip in Illinois as it is in other states — the powers that be made darn sure of that — but despite their best efforts to … Read more
We suppose that any time a couple of notoriously anti-gun organizations spend their cash on utterly useless, blindingly obvious “research,” that means fewer dollars down the road to push anti-gun ballot initiatives, lobby squishy elected officials and fund the campaigns of hoplophobic candidates. Which is why we’re just fine with a recent study being pumped … Read more
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