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GSL’s new Vice-President John Coyne forwarded us this story from an Illinois Gun Owners Together member who experienced yet another “active shooter” on the streets outside his condo in his Jefferson Park neighborhood. This time though, he had a Glock in his hand. It happened in a solidly middle-class neighborhood…
The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The first rule of campaigning for judicial posts in Illinois is that you "shall not: make pledges, promises, or commitments that are inconsistent with the impartial performance of the adjudicative duties of judicial office with respect to…
by John BochGSL Executive DirectorLadies and gentlemen, life is good. In fact, life is great. Our side is using the Bruen Supreme Court decision as a wrecking ball against gun control measures across the nation. Gun restrictions new and old have fallen to challenges everywhere from California to Texas to…
Every once in a while, the mask slips on the mainstream media's fake news narrative. Frankly, it tends to happen within two to four weeks of an election as polling groups start to report more truthful numbers in order to save their reputations. After all, if they kept touting the…
The above photo was taken at Asgard Guns in Crete, IL - roughly one block from the police station. A stolen vehicle from Chicagoland crashed through the building in an effort to access firearms inside. The owner of Asgard guns is extremely proud that these would-be masked marauders made off…
Chicago gets a lot of digital ink -- all of it well earned -- for its lack of civility and brotherly love under Democrat leadership for the last ninety-plus years. Now, under the hard-left gun rights-hating "leadership" of Bill de Blasio and now Eric Adams, New York City is falling…
by Justin Thyme, a GSL member The November 8th, 2022 Election Day is just days away. For many, mid-term elections like this one are often treated with less importance than presidential elections. They are not less important. Obviously big changes in voter sentiment can cause big changes in our nation’s…
Regardless of your position in the abortion debate, you have to recognize the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade on American life for decades. Hundreds if not thousands of laws regulating or banning abortion all met the buzz saw of courts citing the Roe v.…
If we look around us, there’s plenty of reasons to feel demoralized. The violent crime in Chicago is off the charts and property crime is rampant. Meanwhile the Illinois State Police are revoking FOIDs without due process seemingly almost as fast as they’re mailing out new ones. Heck, the ISP…
Chicago has become the America's new Wild West. Criminals do what they want with impunity, never giving a second thought to getting caught by police or meeting resistance from their victims. After all, given the paucity of carry licenses in Chicago, they have about as much likelihood of running into…
