Despite the best efforts of the Brady Campaign and Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown, a small group in suburban Chicago has managed to break new ground in gun control stupidity…
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Plaintiffs in Chicago-Area Lawsuit Assert a “Civil Right” to Enact Gun Control Laws
We at the NRA have seen a lot of strange legal theories asserted by gun control advocates over the years, but a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by a group of Chicagoans still managed to distinguish…..
Gun Ban Upheld, Federal Appellate Court Uses “Feelings” to Justify It
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision on Monday allowing a Chicago-area magazine and gun ban to stand.
SAF Lawsuit Allowed Chicago Uber Driver To Carry, Defend Self And Others
This case is a text book example of an armed citizen using his legally-carried defensive sidearm to protect his fellow citizens from violent attack….
Shooting is Deadly Force, even in the leg
Shooting a person is a deadly serious business. There is always a chance that the person shot will die. The extremities have arteries.
Chicago Homicides for 2014
The number of homicides in Chicago stayed fairly level from 2013 to 2014. The number of shootings increased a bit, but total homicides only increased by one…
Please Do Not Bring In The New Year With Celebratory Gunfire
Tonight, a dangerous practice – that will be performed in cities from coast to coast – will unnecessarily place many in harm’s way: celebratory gunfire…
Chicago Outdoor Sports Show: January 21-25, 2015
The Outdoor Sports Group is proud to present The Chicago Outdoor Sports Show January 21-25, 2015 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
Chicago Politicians Again Forced Taxpayers to Reimburse NRA for Legal Fees
In early July, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ordered Chicago to pay $940,000 to the NRA…
Attorney General Holder Announces Plans to Send 7 Additional ATF Agents to Chicago
Following his recent visit to Chicago with Mayor Emanuel, Attorney General Eric Holder announced plans to send seven additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, agents to Chicago…
Chicago’s Mayor Emmanuel Continues To Play Dirty Hard Ball with Your Rights
Court order or not, Rahm Emmanuel and the Chicago City Council under his control are still working to curtail the lawful commerce in firearms & citizens rights…
Municipalities Better Think Twice Before Banning Gun Shops or Ranges
A federal judge ordered Chicago to reimburse nearly $1 million in legal fees to plaintiffs in a pro gun lawsuit decided against the city in 2010…
Spring is Here in Chicago – Dam Those Lawful Gun Owners
The chief laid the entire blame for all this mayhem squarely on the shoulders of all of Chicago’s & Illinois’ honest gun owners, who don’t commit crimes, but who also don’t vote for liberal Democrats…
Chicago Citgo Gas Station Defensive Shooting: Some Tactical Observations
Recent Defensive Shooting Incident At Chicago Gas Station Is A Useful Case Study On Personal Protection…
Orwellian Gun Quote of the Day: Chicago Police Chief McCarthy ~ ‘Recover Guns’
Recovered implies that they were returned to their rightful owners. However, very few of the 6,500 guns were returned to their rightful owners…
Mayor Emanuel Blames Gun Rights for Chicago’s Violence
Chicago’s “weak link” in public safety is not gun control but Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s adherence to the stale and ineffective strategies of the gun prohibition lobby…
Second Amendment Foundation Lauds Illinois Lawmakers On CCW Bill Forced By Landmark Lawsuit
It is a shame that this had to go right down to the wire, but the important thing is that Illinois citizens will now have a law that makes it possible for them to exercise their right to bear arms…
Half-Cocked: Chicago Cuts Back 911 Services
Half-Cocked: Chicago Cuts Back 911 Services
Rahm Emanuel Using Coercion Against Banks & Gun Makers
Anti-gun Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is taking his demagoguery to a new level by attempting to coerce banks into refusing service to firearms manufacturers…
Pearl Harbor Remembrance In Exile
Rapidly losing our WWII veterans and the Pearl Harbor veterans were there the opening day of that war. Many had already served for years in the military before the first shot was fired…
Half-Cocked: Obama Announces New Gun Control Plan In Hometown Chicago
Obama Announces New Gun Control Plan In Hometown Chicago – Half-Cocked
More of the Same as Anti-Gun Chicago Potentially Breaks Federal Law
Chicago PD gave firearm trace information to the University of Chicago Crime Lab to “analyze,” release of this data for anything other than a bona fide criminal investigation is prohibited by Fed law.
Illinois State Rifle Association – Avoid Chicago, Vacation in Wisconsin Instead
ISRA is advising subscribers to its alert service to write Chicago out of their summer vacation plans because the city is just too darn dangerous to visit.
Federal Court Finds More Limits to Chicago Gun Restrictions
When Chicago responded to the SCOTUS decision in McDonald v. Chicago by rushing to impose the harshest possible restrictions on residents’ 2A rights, the city’s new laws have been under legal attack.
Critical 2A Ruling, Federal Court Defends Right to Keep and Bear Arms
The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled this week that it is unconstitutional for Chicago to treat people with non-violent misdemeanor convictions the same as felons.
Gowder vs Chicago – Another Win for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
A US District Court judge in Chicago ruled another part of the Chicago gun ordinance unconstitutional. The ordinance requires a Chicago-specific permit in order to possess a handgun in one’s home.
Chicago Students Indoctrinated Against NRA – VIDEO
Cam Edwards talks to Kyle Olson from EAGnews.org on a Chicago Community Activist prejudicing school children against guns and the NRA.
Why Did Prosecutors Drop Gun Charge Against Defiant Prohibited Person?
Is the dismissal of charges against a defiant “gun felon” indicative of leniency that will apply to all of us–or only to those whose cases would subject the prosecutors to unfavorable publicity?