A dispatcher asked, “What is it that you have on scene for the [evidence technician] to process?” “One million shell casings,” an officer replied. “Alright. Let’s go between 30 and 50,” suggested the dispatcher. Two people are dead and eight injured in Chicago’s Gold Coast. It is one of the city’s most affluent neighborhoods and just blocks from the Magnificent…
We, as armed citizens, hope never to have to use our guns in self-defense, especially against one of our loved ones or someone we are in a relationship with. But many times, that is where the threat is coming from. We see this often with domestic violence incidents. And that seems to be what happened in Chicago last night. Around…
Guys, and gals, you need to be aware of your surroundings at all times. Yesterday, there was another shooting in Chicago where the victim got shot in the head. As the victim was walking down the sidewalk, the gunman jumped out from around the corner of a building. The criminal had been peeking out to look at his intended victim,…
Once again, the violence of Chicago continues to pour over into the suburbs. As the partons of a small local bar “pleaded for their lives,” one person in the group pulled out his concealed firearm and made sure the criminal would not get away with hurting anyone. The news release from the Will County Sheriff’s Office said, “Deputies would later…
I can hear the comments now. “This makes us look bad.” I agree but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t cover stories like this. They should be reminders to us all that we have to take the responsibility of carrying a gun seriously. And carrying while intoxicated is a big no. Shortly after noon this past Sunday, two men got into…
A taxi driver got the upper hand and came out of this unharmed. He was lucky because drawing when a gun is already drawn on you usually isn’t the best idea. Yesterday evening, a 30-year-old man was driving a taxi in Chicago. He picked up three males around 6:30 PM. One of the men showed a gun and demanded the…
After making an extremely bad decision, a Chicago man is in critical condition after drawing on a man attempting to rob him at gunpoint. This past Saturday night, a man and his fiancée were driving to a nightclub. The man had to pee, and they decided to pull over to relieve himself in an alley. I don’t know about you,…
Here is a perfect example of why you should vet your firearms instructors before paying your hard-earned money for a class. Two weeks ago, an Illinois Firearms Instructor pleaded guilty to providing false firearms training and paid $1,000 in fines and court costs. I came across this story this morning and did a little more digging. It seems that he…
A Chicago man went to a neighbor’s house to investigate a loud noise and wound up having to use his concealed carry gun to defend his life against a man wielding a knife. Last night shortly before 10:45 PM in the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago, a man heard a loud noise coming from his neighbor’s house. He went over…
This isn’t the only time criminals have robbed a tobacco store in the past few months. And it’s unlikely it’s going to be the last. This week, three armed men tried to rob a place in Rock Island, Illinois, but they chose a terrible location. “I was just thinking about trying to stay calm, stay still because they had the…