Illinois State Police will begin using a new voice-over-internet-protocol system (an automated phone system) next year to improve long waits for Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card and concealed carry license (CCL) applications. The Illinois State Police said in a Nov. 12 Facebook post it receives 25,000 FOID card applications per …

Michael Bloomberg’s bought-and-paid-for new Virginia majorities have wasted no time introducing an extremist bill that would make the Commonwealth one of the most hostile states for law-abiding gun owners. House Bill 2, introduced by Delegate Kenneth R. Plum (D-36), would criminalize almost all private transfers of firearms. Not merely restricted to doing so for sales, Virginians …

The city of Knoxville, Tenn., may no longer sign contracts for gun shows on city property after two future shows are held. The Knoxville City Council voted 8-1 during its Sept. 24 meeting on a resolution requesting that gun shows no longer be allowed on city property. Authority to implement …

A rare American flintlock rifle made in 1775—and stolen from a museum in 1971—has been recovered with the help of an antiques collector. It is now available for public viewing in a Philadelphia museum. The five-foot-long “Pennsylvania rifle” belongs to the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution (PSSR). The …

Ammo Crafters, a veteran-owned business, was asked to leave the Chester Fair in Chester, Conn., on Aug. 24 after one of their T-shirts with an illustration of an AR-15 rifle was deemed inappropriate by the fair’s organizers. Marcos Diaz, COO of Ammo Crafters, told America’s 1st Freedom that after a …

In early October, economist John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center released “Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across the United States: 2019,” his annual report on the number of concealed-carry permit holders in the United States. We’ll let Lott’s summary deliver the key finding: “In 2019, the number of concealed …

On Sept. 25, the Democrat-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a 3 ½ hour “hearing” entitled “Protecting America From Assault Weapons.” That framing of the issue underscored the erroneous notion that Americans need protection from inanimate objects, rather than from violent criminals who have and always will use any means …

“[N]othing is more important than ensuring that our fellow students feel safe,” explained the editors of The Daily Northwestern, the campus newspaper at Northwestern University. The statement was part of a lengthy apology published by the editors, after reporters had covered a public speech (and related disruptions and protests) by …

On Friday, the National Rifle Association announced the filing of a joint legal challenge with the Oregon Hunters Association to contest Oregon Initiative Petition 40, which seeks to impose sweeping restrictions on the storage of legally owned firearms. “Denying law-abiding gun owners the ability to choose a storage solution that …

A 60-year-old Miami man turned the tables on a robber, armed with an AK-47.  Now, the robber is dead. So, what happened? Donovan Stewart said that he shot and killed a robber after the man knocked on the door of his van while he was sleeping and became violent as …