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For a while, it was a weekly tradition for me to discuss the armed robberies and other gun-related crimes that plague Oak Park, IL (a suburb of Chicago that has a longstanding handgun ban.)  After I moved out of the Chicago area, I stopped writing about Oak Park’s ineffective handgun on a weekly basis.  But, as I said when I moved, gun rights for the residents of the Chicagoland area remain a goal of mine.  With that preamble out of the way, I’ll move on to the substance of Oak Park’s recent gun-related crime: Read the rest of this article »

As reported, a Houston, Texas armed robber was fatally shot by his would be victim. Read the rest of this article »

The NRA has filed its brief with the United States Supreme Court for the McDonald v. Chicago case, which involves a challenge to Chicago’s handgun ban under the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution.  The NRA’s press release, and a link to their brief, can be seen below: Read the rest of this article »

As I’ve previously mentioned, I’m an attorney who works for the Federal Government.  One of the things that the Federal Government emphasizes is employee training; both in terms of training to better perform or jobs, as well as safety-related training that doesn’t really relate to our jobs.  In the interest of preventing suicides, our entire office was recently made to attend a 90 minute long suicide prevention class.  This class was given by a person (an attorney, coincidentally) who attempted suicide by overdose  and survived, and now teaches and writes about suicide prevention.  During the class, the instructor made a variety of anti gun comments with which I found myself in disagreement.  Since she invited us to contact her with any feedback or questions, I sent her an email that evening after work, and thought I would post it and some further comments here: Read the rest of this article »

As reported, an elderly Las Vegas, NV homeowner used his gun to fend off multiple home invaders early Thursday morning. Read the rest of this article »

Earlier this month, a pink Smith & Wesson M&P pistol (which was customized to the specifications of chamion competitive shooter Julie Goloski Golob) was auctioned on GunBroker.com by the seller Donna’s Store (donnasstore).  The seller of this pistol pledged to donate a portion of the proceeds to a breast cancer awareness charity.  Rather than acknowledging the commendable philanthropic effort on the part of the seller, and the benefit of arming more women for self defense, the Center for Media and Democracy posted an article that blamed guns for violence against women and suggested that this was just an attempt at “exploiting breast cancer as a marketing device.”  Excerpts from that article, along with my responses, are below: Read the rest of this article »

As reported, a 20 year old homeowner from Missouri City, TX used his hand handgun to fend off a pair of violent home invaders. Read the rest of this article »

As I’ve previously mentioned, my fiancé and I have been going trapshooting every week at the Oak Hills Gun Club in Blue Grass, IA.  Unfortunately, their weekly trapshooting closed for the season at the end of October, so we had to find a place that is open during the winter.  Last weekend, we went to the DLS gun club, and I’m happy to say that it is a great place to shoot trap (and skeet): Read the rest of this article »

As reported, a Redmond, Oregon woman used her handgun to defend herself and her children against a home invader, when the police didn’t arrive in time. Read the rest of this article »

A daytime burglar reportedly broke in to the Chicago home of Steve Peterson, the third highest ranking member of the Chicago police department, and stealing a .375 magnum revolver, a 50″ plasma television, and other items.  The news report states that an unnamed police official said that the burglars may not have realized it was a cop’s home, and that the home owner “may have the full weight of the law behind him ready to track them down.” My thoughts on this theft, and the comment by that police official, are below: Read the rest of this article »

The video clip below shows the process of field stripping and reassembling two Springfield XD pistols: a .40 subcompact and a .45 tactical.

My thanks to Jody for suggesting that I find and post such a video clip.

In his post entitled “Dum-Dum Nation,” Mike Stanfill makes a variety of anti gun statements that are factually inaccurate.  The article begins with the text “If America had the same, sane gun-ownership laws as the rest of the civilized world,” then proceeds with the following quoted statements. My response follow those quotes from his post: Read the rest of this article »

As reported, a Fort Worth, TX man used his gun to fend off a pair of home invaders who kicked in his front door and rushed inside. Read the rest of this article »

A former Marine who fatally shot a violent criminal in self defense was charged with murder back in July. On Wednesday of this week, a judge dismissed the case against this innocent citizen. Read the rest of this article »

The President of the anti gun Brady Campaign issued the following statement in response to the Fort Hood, TX mass shooting, in which a Army soldier illegally carried a gun on base and then opened fire on his fellow (unarmed) soldiers.  The alleged shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, is reportedly believed to have opened fire in an act of revenge for what he perceived as American misdeeds against his fellow Muslims in other countries. The shooting was eventually stopped by a heroic police officer who just happened to be on base for car repairs.  The Brady Campaign’s statement regarding this tragedy is grossly misleading, and little more than an attempt to twist the facts of this tragedy to suit the Brady Campaign’s anti gun agenda: Read the rest of this article »

As reported, a Mobile, Alabama woman fatally shot a violent ex-boyfriend who broke in to her home, hid in her bedroom closet, and attacked her when she returned home. Read the rest of this article »

I would like to take a moment to briefly discuss online legal advice, especially in connection with to firearms-related laws. Read the rest of this article »

As reported, a Rowan County, NC man shot an armed intruder in self defense, saving himself and his father from a second violent home invasion that week. Read the rest of this article »

Recent evidence makes it even clearer that gun control has failed miserably in the country where it had perhaps the greatest chance of possibly succeeding: Read the rest of this article »

As reported, a 62 year old Toledo resident shot a burglar in self defense, after the burglar advanced on him despite two warnings to “freeze.” Read the rest of this article »

Contrasting a recent case involving a 16 year old from Dalhart, Texas with a 16 year old trapshooter whom I know reinforces the point that people, not guns, are the cause of crime and negligent shootings: Read the rest of this article »

As reported, police say that the robbery victim was walking his dog at about 11 AM, when an armed robber came up to him, displayed a gun, and demanded his wallet.  The robbery victim complied with the robber’s demands, while drawing his own gun.  At this point, the victim shot the robber in self defense, prompting the robber to flee to a nearby home, police say.  A suspect, Keith Walker Jr., was found laying on the ground and suffering from a gunshot wound, which required emergency surgery at a local hospital.  Another person, Amir Ibrahim, was reportedly arrested and charged with tampering with evidence after he allegedly his the robber’s gun and the victim’s wallet in his home, which is where the robber is said to have run after being shot.  The robbery victim was unharmed. Read the rest of this article »