Gun control – Chicago Style (or bring a bat to the fight)

By: politicalwoman (Diary)  |  April 14th at 06:25 PM  | 

In the midst of gun control legislation offered by various Senators, from an assault weapons ban and magazine limits, to the now pre-eminent gun control bill in the Senate, Manchin-Toomey, I thought I would share with you gun control, Chicago-style, a.k.a. bring a bat to the fight. The City of Chicago has some of the toughest, strictest gun laws in the country.  In 2010, the | Read More »

Gun Control in Illinois … a Woman’s POV

By: politicalwoman (Diary)  |  January 30th at 07:30 PM  | 

What would cause a woman, who has lived all but three years of her life in peaceful and safe environments, to join the NRA, complete their basic pistol course, and beginning shopping semi-automatic handguns? Without even elaborating on the subject of Second Amendment rights, the increasing government incursion into our daily lives, and the government assuming a tyrannical posture not witnessed before in this author’s | Read More »