Gun owners lobby in Springfield
(Update, 3 p.m.: The scene outside the Governor’s office. The statue on the left is of the late Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, whose son and successor is the Illinois gun lobby’s chief nemesis.)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -…
Gun owners wait in line for last year's buyback
The gun buyback program that caused a dust-up between Mayor Francis Slay and other members of the Police Board is set for Saturday.
Police Board president Chris Goodson had questioned the effectiveness of giving citizens…
Troupe, left, and Slay
In addition to being a fan of concealed weapons laws, Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe has also made no attempt to disguise his animosity for Mayor Francis Slay.
Now, it seems, Slay is returning the favor.
After Troupe’s firearms push made…
Troupe
It didn’t take long for Aldermen Charles Quincy Troupe’s concealed weapons crusade to spread around the U.S. — and reach some sympathetic ears.
Troupe, as relayed in Tuesday’s paper, is encouraging residents frustrated by crime and violence to obtain a concealed weapons…
Troupe, left, and Slay
As covered in today’s paper, Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe — whose north St. Louis ward has been ravaged by crime — wants law-abiding residents to get concealed weapons permits to protect themselves.
Today, Mayor Francis Slay said he thinks…
Does more guns equal more crime — or less crime?
The latter is an argument that many an NRA member will make passionately, something Mayor Francis Slay already seems to know.
On his website today, Slay – mayor of a city where this…
Missouri Republican Party spokeswoman Tina Hervey just sent out an e-mail calling on all Democrat candidates to clarify their positions on the 2nd Amendment and the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that struck down a Washington, D.C. handgun ban and…
What is there, like an election coming up or something?
Yes, and — believe you me — no reminder is necessary in these parts.
The latest contribution to the canon of 2008 campaign ads comes from two Republican Congressional hopefuls in the…
Aldermen passed a resolution this morning remembering Lee Nixon — known around St. Louis as the “Rose Man.” 
Nixon was felled by a hail of early-morning gunshots while peddling his trademark long-stems at a club in Washington Park. Nixon was a…
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