By John Boch via TTAG and republished with permission. The Illinois State Police Firearm Services Bureau implements the Land of Lincoln’s gun control licensing schemes for the state’s residents. Their website, ispfsb.com, was hacked in recent days and gun owner data was compromised. Even a major software upgrade this past weekend has not solved the […]
The first rule of government: If you can’t fix a problem, appoint a commission. The second rule of government: If a commission won’t deflect attention from your shortcomings, sue someone. The second approach is the one the Mexican government has chosen to address the ongoing problem of the rampant carnage that has afflicted the country […]
By A reader who wishes to remain anonymous via TTAG and republished with permission. Are Americans preparing for a civil war? I hear this question raised by people who have heard of the unprecedented number of private purchases of weapons and ammunition currently underway in the United States. This is compounded by a belief that some individuals […]
“A 49-year-old man heard a loud disturbance at his front door just after 11 p.m. in the 9500-block of South Calhoun Avenue in the Jeffrey Manor neighborhood, Chicago police said. When he went to investigate, two masked, armed individuals forced their way inside, according to CPD.” That’s the story from abc7chicago.com. The homeowner was unarmed, […]
This was always a possibility. The constitutional carry bill that Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards vetoed last month had passed both the House and Senate by veto-proof majorities. But when a first-ever veto override session became a reality last week, the pressure on every legislator who voted for the bill was ratcheted up. The override session began today and […]
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 Janina […]
Good news! HB 259, Florida’s Church Carry bill, has been signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis (R). With HB 259 now signed into law, religious institutions are no longer automatically listed as gun-free zones by the state if they choose to offer daycare services, run a parochial school, or rent/lease space from a school […]
WINCHESTER has sent out a recall notice on their 9mm Luger 115 grain handgun ammo. Multiple lots are affected by this recall, however if your purchase was made before March 25, 2021, it is NOT subject to the recall. Details: PRODUCT WARNING AND RECALL NOTICE WINCHESTER® 9mm Luger 115 grain Olin Winchester, LLC is recalling […]
Everyone was wondering what was taking Texas Governor Greg Abbott so long. The legislature passed a constitutional carry bill he said he’d sign a couple of weeks ago. It would have become law on Sunday without his signature. We’d heard from reliable sources that there was a signing ceremony planned for tomorrow morning at the […]
