In the University Village area on the Near West Side of Chicago a little after 11:00 PM, two men, 24 and 56-years-old were standing with a large group of people outside when two people in a Hyundai Elantra fired at them as they were driving by. The 56-year-old was hit in the head and died at the scene. The 24-year-old…
One of the reasons why criminals are so dangerous is because of some of the insanely stupid things that they attempt to do. In Wilkes-Barre, PA just before 10 P.M on April 13th. 2020, a man enters the rear kitchen door of a home and asks to buy a bottle of liquor. Residents in the home rightly tell him to…
Three armed men wearing black hoodies walked up to a man’s front door a little before 6 P.M on April 14, 2020. One of them throws himself against the door once, twice and the third time he breaks in the door. All three run inside and then moments later you hear at least five gunshots and all three intruders are…
On April 2, 2020, a little before 7 a.m. on the West Side of Chicago, a man was out walking when he was approached by three to five suspects that attempted to rob him, Chicago police said. A 16-year-old boy in the group produced a weapon that caused the 29-year-old CCL holder to draw his own gun. They exchanged gunfire…
State Rep. Terri Bryant (R) is asking Gov. Pritzker to extend the expiration dates for FOID and CCL cards like they have done for driver’s licenses, ID cards, and vehicle registrations because of the closure of Driver Services buildings. Bryant and others have called for improvements to the FOID application process to alleviate the “massive backlog” of applications. “I appreciate…
In a video released last Friday, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced that he signed an order suspending open carry in the city due to the Covid-19 emergency. No further explanation was given. In the video, he stated: “The open carry law interferes with law enforcement’s ability to take illegal guns off of the streets. Prior to the open carry law,…
After a multi-million dollar campaign delivered one-party control to Virginia, which within months saw five controversial gun control laws enacted, Everytown is looking to repeat the model in at least eight states. (Photo: Guns.com) A national anti-gun group this week announced they intend to spend $15 million in battleground states to support politicians who back tougher regulations on firearms. Everytown,…
Hornady is now supplying an unspecified military unit with a subsonic 190-grain .300 AAC Blackout load for CQB use. (Photos: Hornady/Department of Defense) Nebraska-based ammo maker Hornady announced this week that they will supply an undisclosed amount of 300 Blackout to a “specialized unit” inside the Department of Defense. The load selected, Hornady’s 190-grain Subsonic Expanding Tactical Application Police, was…
Using the CTK P3 Ultimate Gun Rest is one of the easiest ways to help dial in your optics. (Photo: Sean Curtis/Guns.com) LWRC International, based in Cambridge, Maryland, makes fine rifles. I’ve have owned an IC DI model for several years now, and it is a shining example of what a top tier AR-15 maker does at the height of…
Applicants who meet the qualifications for a FOID card in Illinois are supposed to receive it in 30 days. A federal lawsuit contends that just isn’t happening. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Officials in the Land of Lincoln are named in a federal lawsuit filed this week by individuals who have been waiting months for mandated Firearm Owners Identification cards, which are…