The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear challenges to so called “assault weapon” bans from Illinois and Connecticut. After years of watching blue states invent increasingly creative ways to sidestep the Second Amendment, the nation’s highest court is finally poised to answer the question that should have been settled long ago. The issue is simple. Can the government outlaw firearms that are owned by millions of law abiding Americans and commonly used for lawful purposes? The Supreme Court is about to decide. All of the respected Second Amendment attorneys and legal commentators believe these bans will be declared unconstitutional. They are predicting a 6 to 3 decisionshooting down the bans nationwide. The anti gun politicians will have to do something they have fought against for years. Read the Constitution and live with it. The so called “assault weapon” bans would become another chapter in the long history of unconstitutional laws that politicians were perfectly h...

Oh yeah, back in the glorious 1970s I was a proud Chicago Democrat precinct captain in the 43rd Ward. That charming slice of near North Side real estate sat between North Avenue and Schiller, Wells and LaSalle. My little 650-voter fiefdom was so deeply, wonderfully Blue you could have dyed Lake Michigan with it. Republicans? Adorable. They had about as much presence as a snowball in July. Election Day was always such a heartwarming scene. There would be a uniformed Chicago cop standing there, looking official and everything. But heaven forbid that poor guy actually tried to do his job. Next thing you know he would be transferred to the farthest, most miserable corner of the city. So naturally, the boys in blue developed a very convenient case of selective blindness. Eyes wide shut, baby. The only real political bloodsport was between the conservative Democrats, like Mayor Richard J. Daley and County Board President George W. Dunne, and those wild-eyed lakefront liberals. They were b...

  Citizen Vigilante  isn’t some limp-wristed Hollywood circle-jerk. It’s a full-blown counterculture middle finger to the entire dying industry. Modern filmmakers don’t just tell stories anymore. They’re self-appointed saviors scripting their own utopian wet dreams.   This low budget underground flick has turned into a viral hit. Every movie follows the sacred formula. Act One, a Problem appears. Act Two, the diverse cast trips over its own rainbow shoelaces. Act Three, woke savior descends, every conflict dissolves in a haze of mandatory interracial makeouts and gay weddings, and everyone lives happily ever after in multicultural nirvana. Except reality called. And it’s vomiting. Hollywood’s fantasy factory now demands cultural diversity that magically never fails. Black men are constitutionally incapable of villainy. They’re all noble, wise, bulletproof heroes. Gay relationships and interracial pairings are shoved in like mandatory garnish. The whole thing drips wi...

  Gun control became America’s favorite political magic trick in the 1960s. Politicians discovered they could pass one restriction after another and promise that crime would magically disappear. First, they shut down mail-order firearm sales. Then came dealer restrictions, endless regulations, background checks, waiting periods, registration proposals, and eventually the modern miracle cure known as the “red flag” law. The sales pitch never changed. “Just give us this one more law.” Then crime would fall. When crime didn’t fall, the solution was obvious: pass another law. And another. And another. Apparently, criminals were expected to become deeply committed to following regulations. Unfortunately for the planners, criminals failed to cooperate with the program. They stole guns. Bought guns illegally. Smuggled guns. Borrowed guns. Carried guns anyway. Meanwhile, the law-abiding citizen was rewarded with long forms, fees, waiting periods, government databases, and enough regu...

      As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, we should all take a moment to appreciate the irony. Our ancestors fought a revolution to free themselves from an overbearing and oppressive government. Two and a half centuries later, we have managed to recreate one all by ourselves. Our government has become a gigantic extortion racket wearing a flag pin. Federal, state, and local politicians all line up with their hands out, demanding more money while assuring us it’s for our own good. We are expected to bankroll foreign governments that hate us, reward trespassers who entered the country illegally, with free EBT cards, housing, medical care, smartphones, and whatever new Socialist entitlement program politicians dream up next. Politicians are always bragging about what they “give” the American people. That’s rich. They don’t give us anything. They simply confiscate money from hard working Americans and redistribute it while demanding applause for their gene...

When Smith & Wesson was owned by the British conglomerate Tomkins PLC, the company signed a March 17, 2000 agreement with the Clinton Administration, HUD, Treasury, and several cities that had sued firearms manufacturers. In exchange, governments agreed to drop or limit certain lawsuits against Smith & Wesson.   The Clinton extortion inspired agreement included several major commitments: Built-in locking devices on firearms. Smith & Wesson agreed to incorporate locking devices and other safety features into its firearms. This is one of the roots of the later internal lock controversy.   “Smart gun” development. The company agreed to pursue personalized firearm technology that would limit use to authorized users. Many gun owners viewed this as a potential stepping stone to government mandates.   Dealer restrictions. Dealers selling Smith & Wesson products would have to follow a code of conduct that went beyond existing federal law. Critics argued this...