According to TikTok, “The Purge” Is Coming to Illinois. While I think that might be stretching it, there are reasons for concern. Beginning January 1st, Illinois is going to what some call a “No Cash Bail” system. The official name for HB 3653 is the SAFE-T (Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity- Today) ACT. The 764-page bill was snuck through the…
A store owner wasn’t the first to draw his gun, but he was the first to get shots off, shooting a teenager in self-defense. And all because she was trying to steal popcorn. This past Saturday, this self-defense shooting occurred at Northpark Mall in Ridgeland, MS. A 16-year-old girl was attempting to steal popcorn from a store in the mall.…
A 13-year-old is recovering from two gunshot wounds to the head after being struck by gunfire by two suspects in Chicago this past Tuesday. A 21-year-old man with an Illinois concealed carry permit was attending his grandmother’s birthday party on Tuesday night in the 1800 block of W. 21st Place in Chicago, IL. Some of the people attending the party…
HOUSTON, TEXAS — A burglary suspect armed with a knife was shot and killed when he advanced on a homeowner. The incident occurred in the 7300 block of Canal Street in east Houston on the evening of March 15th. According to police, the homeowner was in the process of checking his property due to a recent increase in burglaries in…
This past Sunday, a 13-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after being shot while breaking into a car in Chicago, IL. Around 2:30 PM, the owner of a Kia saw someone attempting to break into the car. The details are scarce, but the media reports that the owner confronted the teen and shot him in the leg. The teen…
Last week, the credit card industry got a new category from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for merchants to track firearm purchases. Having owned a business or two over the years, I got to wondering about how this new tracking of your gun purchases by your credit card use is supposed to work. The ISO establishes categories for businesses,…
Just East of Houston, TX, a 17-year-old shot and killed two of the four men that attempted a home invasion Friday night. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said three armed men tried to break into the home, but a surveillance video provided by ABC13 clearly shows four men getting out of a car and heading towards the house, not three. A 17-year-old…
A 33-year-old man was obviously emotional after the judge dropped all charges against a man that shot a woman in self-defense. 33-year-old Courtney Montgomery was lured to an apartment in West Chester, OH, for a “romantic encounter.” Once we got to the apartment, there were two women and a 4-year-old in the apartment. One of the women had a gun,…
I covered this story back in March, and I probably watched the video way too many times. But the Hartford, Wisconsin, Mayor will not be charged after he dropped his gun in a restricted area. Timothy Michalak was inside a sheriff’s office when his gun fell from his waistband. Go ahead and watch the video below and try not to…
This is the story of a heroic man who was shot in the head but still managed to get up and stop a mass shooter that would have likely killed the rest of his family. On July 3th, 2022, Raul Mendez and his family celebrated the Fourth of July at a party with about 30 other people. A neighbor of…
