Go Figure: Gang Violence Has More to Do With Emotion Than Economics
Academics and other “experts” assume a rational weighing of possible benefit and loss by gang members, while accounts of actual shootings show something very different.
Crime and Punishment
Chicago’s Weekend Violence at Loop Tree Lighting and on an MTA Train Leave the City Reeling
The weekend’s body count doesn’t include an innocent 26-year-old woman set on fire on a CTA train by a mope who’d been arrested 72 times since his 18th birthday.
Trump Redirecting BSCA Grant Money Away From ‘Gun Violence’ NGOs to Fund Deportation of Illegals
The administration is now prioritizing local governments and giving special preference to applicants that “directly support law enforcement,” including “immigration law enforcement operations.”
Expert Witness: ATF Prosecuted Collector Because He Didn’t Have an FFL
“If he would have had an FFL, they would have visited him every 365 days. The ATF wanted to send a message to people saying, “Don’t play in this area or we’ll mess you up.’”
ATF Admits RPGs Aren’t Firearms…So Why Did They Modify One to Convict a Virginia Man?
The public now knows that ATF’s RPG training device can fire live rifle rounds without an RPG and that the device itself—and an RPG—are legal for civilian sales. The kit even came with an ATF letter stating it was “not a destructive device.
How a Man Got 20 Years in Prison for Owning Semi-Auto Uzis and Other Legal Guns, Gun Parts
The original Uzi submachinegun was developed for the Israeli Defense Forces by Uziel “Uzi” Gal in the late 1940s, and
Talent Lost: Chicago Rapper’s Career Ended Suddenly By His Armed Victim
America mourns the loss of yet another aspiring Windy City rap artist. Most violent crime in Chicago goes unsolved thanks to the Windy City’s over-burdened and under-funded police department. But not Glizzy the Tweaker’s latest robbery gig.
Patrick Adamiak’s Attorney Punches Back at 3-Judge Panel’s Flawed Ruling
Adamiak’s case is the first time the ATF has ever charged anyone with violating the NFA for a bunch of legal gun parts. Unless action is taken quickly, based on ATF’s own sordid history, it won’t be the last.
Mass. Governor Cracked Down on Gun Owners While an Aide Illegally Carried a Pistol and Dealt Coke Right Under Her Nose
For an official in Healey’s fanatical anti-gun administration to be accused of violating the very gun laws his boss has championed is an insult to every gun owner in the Commonwealth.
The Real Pandemic Was Violent Crime and the Left’s War on Armed Self-Defense
As post-pandemic crime levels begin slowly falling back toward 2019 levels, Democrats are patting themselves on the back and claiming their “gun safety” policies deserve the credit.