Chicago crime rate drops as concealed carry applications surge

City sees fewer homicides, robberies, burglaries, car thefts as Illinois residents take arms By Kelly Riddell – The Washington Times – Sunday, August 24, 2014 An 86-year-old Illinois man with a concealed carry permit fired his weapon at an armed robbery suspect fleeing police last month, stopping the man in his tracks and allowing the […]

Rahm Emanuel to Fast for 24 Hours in Support of Immigration Reform

Rahm Emanuel to Fast for 24 Hours in Support of Immigration Reform

  By Ted Cox on December 12, 2013 9:56am   CITY HALL — Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to fast for 24 hours beginning later Thursday in support of the push for immigration reform, saying “we are sending a clear message to Congress that the time is now.” Emanuel was in Washington, D.C., Thursday to join […]

IL Supreme Court Tells Appellate Court to Reconsider “Assault Weapon” Ban Lawsuit

LearnAboutGuns.com Author Back in 2006, Cook County, IL (which includes Chicago and its surrounding suburbs) enacted a ban on s0-called “assault weapons“.  This ban is both vague and ambiguous, unreasonably restricting the right to keep and bear arms, while also making it difficult to impossible for gun owners to know what exactly they may lawfully […]