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Police actively investigating after suspect tries luring young children into minivan in Round Lake
Police say a suspect tried luring two children, who were on the way to their bus stops, into his minivan in Round Lake Tuesday morning. The Round Lake Police Department responded around 6:50 a.m. Tuesday to the 30 block of MacGillis Drive in Round Lake for reports of child luring. Read more...
How to curb gun violence: States should ban corporations from selling guns
On November 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in U.S. v. Rahimi to determine whether laws that prohibit possession of firearms by persons subject to restraining orders are constitutionally permissible. Read more...
Massive errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014-2022 regarding cases where civilians stop attacks: Instead of 4.6%, the correct number is at least 35.7%. In 2022, it is at least 41.3%. Excluding gun-free zones, it averaged over 63.5%.
Data: For convenience, a PDF of the Excel file. The shooting that killed three people and injured another at a Greenwood, Indiana, mall on July 17, 2022 drew broad national attention because of how it ended – when 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken, carrying a licensed handgun, fatally shot the attacker. While Dicken was praised for his [...]
National Shooting Sports Month
August is National Shooting Sports Month and a time to celebrate and enjoy shooting sports across the nation. Data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation shows 60 million Americans participate in target shooting and that millions more are interested in trying target shooting. Manufacture excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment have been used by [...]
A TEEN’S SUICIDE- A Prevention Story
Project ChildSafe is a program of the National Shooting Sports Foundation to promote firearms safety and education. We are committed to promoting genuine firearms safety through the distribution of safety education messages and free firearm safety kits to communities across the U.S. Read more...
‘Horrific crime’: Police unsure whether Waukegan High School volleyball coach was intended target in fatal shooting
The mayor called it a “horrific crime” and police say they are working to determine whether the Waukegan High School volleyball coach shot and killed in Waukegan was an intended target. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 10:36 p.m. Saturday to 10th Street and Lewis Avenue in Waukegan for a report of shots fired. Read [...]
Naked man allegedly attacked female employee in women’s restroom of McDonald’s in Waukegan
A Waukegan man, who was partially naked, allegedly attacked a female employee of a McDonald’s in Waukegan after she walked into a women’s restroom, prosecutors said. Lavert J. Jones, 33, of Waukegan, was charged with one count of aggravated battery and possession of drug paraphernalia. Read more...
Illinois assault weapons ban back in effect as courts play ping pong with gun control
A federal appeals judge in Illinois has put a hold on a lower court judge's ruling that blocked the state from enforcing its strict ban on some rifles and high-capacity magazines. Appellate Judge Frank Easterbrook of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the temporary injunction issued Friday by District Judge Stephen Patrick McGlynn, [...]