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INDIANA LAWMAKER LOOKS TO END GUN CONTROL’S MANIPULATIONS OF COURTS
If one Indiana lawmaker is successful, the abuse of the legal system by gun control advocates in Gary, Ind., might finally end after nearly a quarter century of costly litigation. Indiana Republican state Rep. Chris Jeter introduced House Bill 1235, legislation that “provides that only the state of Indiana may bring …
The Armed Citizen® Dec. 25, 2023
Armed Citizen® Today After crashing his car late at night in Chicago, Ill., a 29-year-old licensed concealed-carry holder immediately had to deal with a trio of armed robbers who drove up to the scene. The armed man was driving just south of the West Loop at 9 p.m. on Nov. …
The Armed Citizen® Dec. 25, 2023
Armed Citizen® Today After crashing his car late at night in Chicago, Ill., a 29-year-old licensed concealed-carry holder immediately had to deal with a trio of armed robbers who drove up to the scene. The armed man was driving just south of the West Loop at 9 p.m. on Nov. …
The Great Legal War Over Your Freedom
Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen in 2022, the lower courts have been either trying to apply, or to resist, its directive to decide the validity of restrictions on the basis of the text of the Second Amendment and historical analogues from the …
America’s First “Assault Weapon”: The “Bowie Knife”?
The title of this article may seem curious, but there is a point to it. Consider the fact that “assault weapon” is an intentionally nebulous, malleable term created and promoted by anti-gun extremists with the stated intent of creating confusion. A “weapon” can actually be anything that is simply used to inflict damage …
Crime in “America’s largest outdoor shooting range” – Lies, damned lies, and statistics
In a press conference late last month, Chicago’s progressive new mayor, Brandon Johnson, shifted the blame for the crime epidemic and migrant crisis plaguing his city on his predecessor, Lori Lightfoot (another Democrat), and on “right-wing extremism.” To be sure, Lightfoot’s tenure as mayor was marked by spiraling crime rates “stunning even by hardened …
NRA blasts doctor who testified before Congress in gun violence hearing: ‘Gun control extremist’
The National Rifle Association (NRA) fired back at Yale School of Public Health Dean Megan Ranney’s claims during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week that Republican-controlled areas are most plagued by shootings compared to blue cities like Chicago. NRA spokesman Billy McLaughlin told Fox News Digital “the labeling of …
The Armed Citizen® November 24, 2023
A tow-truck driver responded to a crash involving a bus and multiple cars in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 3. According to reports, more than a dozen people had exited their vehicles when a man in a white Dodge Durango began firing at them for unknown reasons, striking the bus driver …
SCOTUS Bruen Decision (Unsurprisingly) Popular with American People
When the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released its decision last year in the landmark New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen case, anti-gun extremist organizations had a collective conniption fit. It was similar to the conniption fit they had when SCOTUS released its decision in District of Columbia …
Seventh Circuit Strains to Uphold Illinois’ Gun and Magazine Ban
At this point, gun owners and other productive Americans don’t anticipate much good news out of Chicago. On November 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit lived up to those expectations when it upheld Illinois’ ban on commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms in Herrera v. Raoul. In early 2023, Illinois enacted the ill-titled …