*Man physically attacks woman in broad daylight* “I’ll kill you,” the woman warns her attacker. “Oh, you about to kill me?” the attacker responds arrogantly. “Watch this.” *gun shot* The great equalizer.pic.twitter.com/SQivGbYfx4 — Jason Howerton…
By Mirya Holman, Tulane University and Emily Farris, Texas Christian University A gun control law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois in January 2023 immediately faced opposition from a group key to the law’s…
There have been many questions on where I stand regarding the assault weapons ban bill just signed into law. Following the horrifically tragic mass shooting right here in Highland Park, not seven months ago, along…
More and more Illinois sheriffs have a message for Governor J. B. Pritzker: Go pound sand. Less than 48 hours after the big guy signed House Bill 5471 into law, 33 34 sheriffs have made…
Thirteen years ago, only two states — Vermont and Alaska — allowed its residents the unfettered right to carry a gun, relying on the Constitution’s Second Amendment as a blanket permit for all. Since 2010, however, nearly…
An ex cop named Kyle Lobo “voluntarily” resigned from the San Marcos, Texas Police Department in October after “head-butting” his wife and punching and kicking an 11-year-old child. Upon his arrest at the time of…
Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld told me in 2018 that he began to realize that seizing guns was a bit like fighting the drug war. It felt “endless,” he explained. “In Baltimore, at the…
Vallas unveils sweeping security plan to reverse ‘utter breakdown of law and order’ https://t.co/DhCy5CD9qN — Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) December 13, 2022 Decrying the “utter breakdown of law and order” in Chicago, mayoral challenger Paul Vallas…
Concealed carry weapon permits are issued by Sheriff Carlos Bolanos, who lost re-election in June. Bolanos has been the top law enforcement officer in the county since 2016. According to public records obtained and analyzed…
[ED: See our original post including bodycam video of this incident here.] A Florida sheriff apologized this week after a legally blind man was arrested when deputies mistook his walking cane for a gun. Deputy…