AuthorSean Gibbons

Gun Laws and the Reality on the Ground

Everyone’s heard the argument. Stricter gun laws should mean less crime. On paper, Chicago should be one of the safest cities in America. It has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, on top of already strict Illinois regulations. Background checks, waiting periods...

Gun Confiscation Law Is Expanding Fast

This month, Michigan’s judicial branch released the 2025 edition of its annual report on the state’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, commonly known as the red flag gun confiscation law. The report offers a revealing look at how frequently Michigan residents’ Second...

Gun Control’s Biggest Failure

For decades, gun control advocates have promised the same thing: pass stricter laws, restrict access to firearms, and crime will fall. It is a simple theory and, politically speaking, a very attractive one. Remove the tool and you remove the violence. The problem is that...

Late-Night Break-In Ends When Homeowner Fires Back

A Chicago homeowner with a valid concealed carry permit used a legally owned firearm to stop an alleged break-in early Saturday morning on the city’s South Side, according to police. The incident occurred in the 5100 block of South Loomis Boulevard, the Chicago Police...