We Defend Your Right to Defend Yourself
A 20-year-old Houston homeowner armed with an AK-47-style rifle fought back as a home invasion crew stormed his home around 1am Saturday morning. After an extensive gun battle, the homeowner shot all five intruders, killing three. None of the residents were wounded in the extended melee. Photos show a very…
Old mother Russia has surely noticed the advancements in handgun design in the West over the past couple of decades. More than enough time to evaluate what works and what doesn't. So it should surprise nobody that this spring, they will begin replacement of their 70-year-old Makarov pistols with a…
Bigotry and prejudice shows up in surprising places. For instance, the Washington State Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib refused to preside over the governor's State of the State address Tuesday because he "felt vulnerable" in the House chamber. Why did the Democrat Lt. Gov. "feel vulnerable"? Because licensed good guys can…
[caption id="attachment_26677" align="aligncenter" width="770"]Photo by Sam Wheeler on Unsplash[/caption] God bless my mom. She enjoys reading the previous day's news in the dead tree. Of course, I haven't subscribed to a newspaper since a couple of years out of college. Frankly, newspaper subscriptions are following land-line telephones and buggy whips.…
[caption id="attachment_26671" align="aligncenter" width="770"]Image courtesy thepatch.com[/caption] Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Combating Illegal Gun Trafficking Act into law this past week. The bill enacts all manner of onerous and expensive regulations upon dealers, with up to $10,000 in civil penalties for each and every violation. The bill's advocates claim that…
What happens when you have the same name as a guy with an outstanding federal warrant and who has skipped bail? In states like Virginia that have "bail bondsmen" operating, you too might find a bounty hunter on your doorstep. A literal body snatcher. That very scenario happened December 29th…
by John Boch The 2018 midterm elections brought a surprisingly high turnout nationwide, including right here in Illinois. With the votes tallied, Illinois’ Michael Madigan gained a Democrat supermajority in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly. And JB Pritzker as governor. [caption id="attachment_26647" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Image via Blue Sky…
A lot of us in Illinois enjoyed the story of the 25-year-old Chicago woman who struck down a goblin early one morning while waiting for a bus. He ran up to the bus stop, stuck a pistol in her face and told her to give it up. She gave it…
by Steve Davis GSL Immediate Past President Image by Oleg Volk. Used with permission. We defend your right to defend yourself. I’ve put forward that GSL mission statement on every stage and every platform during my tenure as president. We have remained true to that mission statement in years past,…
by Steve Davis, Esq. Guns Save Life Immediate Past President When I graduated from the John Marshall Law School in 1979, I purchased a class ring. I still have that ring and frequently think about the Latin inscription on the ring “Lex Ancillary Justitiae.” Roughly translated the inscription means that…
