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[caption id="attachment_26483" align="aligncenter" width="600"] It was this big![/caption] Meet State Representative Marty "The Sex Toy Salesman" Moylan (D-DesPlaines).  He has led an interesting life to put it charitably.  He has worked as a union electrician, bar owner and for his union over the years.  And then he got into politics. …

Photo Credit SSPEyewear.com By Mike Keleher I stumbled across this innovative eye protection at the 2018 SHOT Show in Las Vegas in the SSP Eyewear Booth. What a brilliant idea-safety glasses with a magnification at the top of the lens which they call "Top Focal" instead of at the bottom…

Slick-talker Kwame Raoul may claim to respect the Second Amendment, but that wouldn't be the first lie he told that didn't have to do with seducing a woman.  Recently, someone did a nice job photoshopping a photo of him in a $5 Walmart graphic t-shirt to say "Take your guns…

Are you or someone you know a foster parent in Illinois who is also a gun owner?  We are urgently seeking additional individual plaintiffs for a landmark civil rights lawsuit. If you or someone you know an Illinois foster parent and proud gun owner, we want to talk with you…

By Mike Keleher The Thirty Third annual Gun Rights Policy Conference was held at the Chicago Ohare Hyatt Regency this weekend, 21-23 September, 2018 with this year's title "Fight For Freedom." Hundreds of attendees, who were noted to be some of the most law abiding citizens in the nation, went…

  Thanks to federal tax laws, Guns Save Life cannot endorse candidates.  However, we can point out where those would-be politicians stand on our issue:  guns. Illinois Attorney General’s race offers a pair of savvy African-Americans running for the state’s top legal beagle.  Former Miss America and Harvard grad Erika…

Editor:  Guns Save Life welcomes a new member to our stable of contributing authors.  Please welcome Mr. Andrew Nickel, attorney at law.  He brings an outstanding, in-depth look at the Illinois Gun Sanctuary resolutions for his first piece.     By: Andrew Nickel There's a movement brewing in rural Illinois…

By Mike Keleher I have always said "Shooters are the nicest people." Always polite and willing to lend a hand, spare ammo or equipment. This past weekend they also put their money to work for a terrific cause, raising awareness and treatment options for Veterans at risk and donating their…

For weeks, Guns Save Life has promoted the NRA Grassroots / Citizen Activist training event at SCHEELS in Springfield.  Finally, the day came.  This marked the first event of its kind in the Prairie State in the 25+ years I've participated in gun rights.  And about 35 Illinois residents attended,…

The Illinois State Police ended a small anti-gun protest Monday in Chicago by making a few arrests. At long last, law enforcement applied the rule of law. However, it took state troopers to do what the notoriously corrupt City of Chicago refused to do just a few weeks ago. The…