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Feral hogs remain a growing problem in virtually every state in the USA.  Including Illinois. They cause hundreds of millions in agricultural damage. Each year.   Here's a video of a guy shooting 70 of the porcine rats in under 5 minutes..      

Broadly speaking, rank and file police in America support gun rights. After all, beat cops know a good guy with a gun might someday save their life, too. On the other hand, police administrators largely toe the line of their political bosses. Big Democrat-run cities or university towns too often…

The Moms Demand Action crew are encouraging everyone to wear orange on Friday, June 2 to support gun control. We know lots of people who wear orange everyday. Orange.  The color of convicts everywhere. Photo via GunFreeZone.net.

    Today marks the end of the Spring legislative session at the Illinois capitol. The House sponsor of the Illinois Gun Dealer Licensing Bill (SB-1657) chose not to call the bill for a vote. That’s good for those of us who value our gun rights because with the session…

Avoid stupid people in stupid places doing stupid things. Millions of armed Americans copy that, and rightly so. There are some locations that clearly tick all the boxes, like a Texas roadhouse at 3am. But there are other places many people don't associate with crime. Like Walmart. If that's you, it's time to change…

A long-time GSL member called me yesterday.  I’ve known the man for close to twenty years and he’s been a member for almost as long. “I just can’t be associated with Guns Save Life any longer,” he said. "Why's that?" I asked, thinking I heard sarcasm in his voice. He…

  In the aftermath of the horrific Muslim terror attack in Manchester yesterday, the British authorities have raised their terror threat level to “Critical.” According to the government, they expect additional terror attacks to occur imminently. The civilized world mourns the 22 lives cut short and over a hundred more injured.…

A number of folks have called in a panic about the Scheels store's early close on Monday for Memorial Day. Our meeting is not until Monday, June 5th - The FIRST Monday of the month. We'll see you then.  You're not going to want to miss this meeting.

I have a confession to make. My gun accompanies me every day in every place it's legal. No surprise, right? Different folks carry for many reasons. There's a reason I pack my heater -- aside from the fact I worked my tail off for nearly twenty years to help bring…

Join us this Sunday for the monthly Chicagoland Guns Save Life meeting.  Dawn Waters from The Well Armed Woman organization will join us in Orland Park this Sunday! She'll be talking about The Well Armed Woman (TWAW) Shooting Chapters.  TWAW is a non-profit organization that organizes local groups of women…