Federal Court Strikes Down California Open Carry Ban.
The traditionally liberal and somewhat wacky Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just called out California’s prohibition on open carry in counties with more than 200,000 humans and said, “Stop that nonsense.” For years, the ban had been treated as immovable — a political monolith, a legal fortress, a symbol of…
President Trump pulls National Guard from Chicago; Active-duty troops to return if crime surges again?
In what's no doubt a belated Christmas present to Gov. Jelly Bean Pritzker and Mayor Moron Johnson, President Donald J. Trump announced he's pulling the National Guard from Chicago. What's more, there's a very serious moral to this story that isn't being covered. If you're the impatient sort, you can…
LARGER THAN LIFE: Bill Oglesby
[Editor: The following was a letter written to The History Channel by an attorney from Louisiana. The attorney saw our story on Bill Oglesby in GunNews and shared this with us. We’re reprinting it because, well, it’s just that good.] by Sydney Horn, Attorney at Law (GSL) - I am…
GOA membership doesn’t allow you to carry coast to coast… part II
We've had some feedback on our post last night covering the December 29th email from Gun Owners Foundation Executive VP John Velleco. In short, repeating: You can't join a gun rights organization and expect that membership card will entitle you to legally carry from sea to shining sea. And yes,…
WORTH REVISITING: Peoria child molester gets ticket punched after hitting cop with bat
I am working on some good Central Illinois bodycam videos of cops taking on bad people with evil in their hearts so us regular folks - "civilians" if you will - don't have to. And I noticed this one already ran back in September. It's a golden oldie, so I'm…
January 2026 issue of GunNews available for download
The January 2026 issue of GunNews is now available for electronic download. Share it with your friends, family, co-workers and everyone else in your sphere of influence. Inside is a whole bunch of important information that will make you a better gun owner, protect you from "gotcha" prosecutors and much,…
Gun Owners Foundation Misleading Email: No, GOA members can’t carry from coast to coast based on that court win.
We like Gun Owners of America. Heck, they're a co-plaintiff with Guns Save Life in our lawsuit challenging Gov. Pritzker's PICA gun and magazine ban. But Gun Owners Foundation Executive VP John Velleco wrote a very poorly worded summary that has regular folks confused at best, and potentially misguided at…
Holiday Shoppers at Gurnee Mills Excited To See Man With A Rifle In The Mall
Photo Credit: Lake and McHenry County Scanner.com On December 14, 2025, a man entered the world’s longest shopping center, Gurnee Mills, in Gurnee, IL (1.8 miles end to end) carrying what appeared to be an AR-style rifle. According to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, the suspect parked his car…
MOM: ‘THAT WASN’T HIM!!’ Quartet of thugs meets armed homeowner… one doesn’t make it home to momma
Life is hard. Life is harder when your name is Quanterry. Take Quanterry Whitley. See, he learned first-hand how the FAFO concept can go very badly when you try to steal someone else's hard-earned possessions. It all happened in the Richmond Heights neighborhood of Miami a couple of weekends ago. …
GSL SUPPORTED VIA AMICI BRIEF: ‘Sensitive Places’ lawsuit distributed by SCOTUS for January 9 conference.
The Schoenthal v. Raoul "sensitive places" lawsuit challenging Illinois prohibitions on carrying guns on public transportation was distributed for the January 9th conference today. This is a small step that doesn't really mean much. Self-aggrandizing YouTubers (or those who practice click baiting) will pounce on it claiming it's a BREAKING…