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Another year has come and gone, and with it so did many important battles in the ongoing fight to defend our Second Amendment rights. Here are some of the top stories of the past year, both good and bad. It is worth remembering them as we proceed into 2023. Read more...

New Jersey has long been one of the worst states in the nation for law-abiding gun owners to exercise their Second Amendment rights, and the state’s carry laws are among the country’s most restrictive. Entering 2023, state residents will find those laws to be even worse, thanks to a restrictive new carry measure, A.4769,  passed [...]

There’s a peculiar mismatch between the number of times one reads in the newspaper that an armed citizen has prevented a mass shooting and the number of times such incidents make it into the public record—and, in turn, into the public’s perception about the role that concealed carriers play in America. Read more...

A man disabled a large solar power plant in Las Vegas, Nevada, by setting his car on fire after breaking into the facility, according to police. Las Vegas Metro police said they were called to the Mega Solar Array facility on Wednesday at about 11:30 a.m. after employees found a car smoldering in a generator [...]

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said their canine Ryker assisted deputies in taking a man into custody after he forced entry into a residence near Libertyville. The sheriff’s office said deputies were on patrol earlier this week. Read more...

A man was released on a $350,000 bond after being charged with committing a home invasion in Fox Lake and beating a victim with a bat, leaving them injured, court records show. Michael P. Kilday, 47, of Johnsburg, was charged with two counts of home invasion, two counts of aggravated battery and one count of [...]

Armed robbery suspects were able to elude police after leading them on a pursuit from Zion to Waukegan in a stolen vehicle Friday evening. The robbery was reported around 4:10 p.m. Friday in the 1000 block of Lakehurst Drive in Waukegan. Read more...

Suspects who stole approximately $18,000 worth of products from a store in Highland Park were captured following a police pursuit that ended in Wisconsin and was captured on video. Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Chief David Smetana said that Illinois State Police were reported to be attempting to stop a wanted vehicle on Thursday. Read more...

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after he allegedly recklessly fired shots from a gun while standing in the garage of his occupied home near Crystal Lake Sunday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9:30 p.m. Sunday to the 3600 block of Fawn Trail in Prairie Grove, just east of Crystal Lake, for a [...]

Prosecutors say a man forced his way into a residence during an altercation with neighbors in Zion and accidentally punched a baby while trying to hit another person. Kenneth Daniels, 33, of Zion, was charged with home invasion and aggravated battery to a child. Read more...